Editing Common loon (section)

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The wailing call of the loon is widely used in film and television to evoke wilderness and suspense,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2002-06-14|title=The birds of Hollywood: An unnatural history|url=https://www.salon.com/2002/06/13/ornithology/|access-date=2021-10-13|website=Salon|language=en}}</ref> and is referenced in songs such as "[[Old Devil Moon]]" ("wanna laugh like a loon").<ref name="Cocker">{{cite book | last = Cocker | first = Mark |author2=Mabey, Richard |title = Birds Britannica | year=2005 |location=London | publisher=Chatto & Windus | isbn=978-0-7011-6907-7| pages=306–307}}</ref>

Loons are featured prominently in the 1981 film ''[[On Golden Pond (1981 film)|On Golden Pond]]''.<ref name="tex">{{cite journal|last=Wolcott|first=James|year=1982|title=Big frogs, small pond|journal=[[Texas Monthly]]|volume=10|issue=1|page=120}}</ref> Its distinctive sound also appeared in [[Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)|''Conan the Barbarian'']], [[Out of Africa (film)|''Out of Africa'']], [[Platoon (film)|''Platoon'']], [[Guinevere (1999 film)|''Guinevere'']], [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'']], ''[[Rick and Morty]]'', [[Watchmen (2009 film)|''Watchmen'']], [[Godzilla (2014 film)|''Godzilla'']], ''[[Kubo and the Two Strings]]'', ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'', [[Pet Sematary (2019 film)|''Pet Sematary'']], [[1917 (2019 film)|''1917'']] and ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', among others.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cascione|first=Marie|date=2021-10-13|title=Why Hollywood loves this creepy bird call|url=https://www.vox.com/videos/2021/10/13/22725104/hollywood-creepy-bird-call-common-loon|access-date=2021-10-13|website=Vox|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=McCarter|first=Reid |title=A look at why the loon's call is used as TV and movies' go-to wilderness sound effect|url=https://www.avclub.com/a-look-at-why-the-loons-call-is-used-as-tv-and-movies-g-1847872228|access-date=2021-10-13|website=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Blaine|first=Valerie|date=2020-02-17|title=Why the loon's iconic call says so much|url=https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20200217/why-the-loons-iconic-call-says-so-much|access-date=2021-10-13|website=Daily Herald|language=en-US}}</ref><!-- https://birding-world.com/hollywood-goes-birds/
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In the 2016 [[Pixar]] movie ''[[Finding Dory]]'', a somewhat bedraggled and dimwitted loon named Becky is persuaded to use a bucket to help two of the main characters, Nemo and Marlin, get into a marine life institute where the titular Dory is trapped.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/17/movies/finding-dory-review-pixar.html|title=Review: In 'Finding Dory,' a Forgetful Fish and a Warm Celebration of Differences|last=Scott|first=A.O.|date=15 June 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=14 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511020310/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/17/movies/finding-dory-review-pixar.html|archive-date=11 May 2017}}</ref>