Mary,
I was also at Eastwood this evening. I can confirm that there were 2 female red-breasted mergansers present, as well as 3 horned grebes that were almost in full breeding plumage. Also present were about 6-8 common loons, in various stages of molt into breeding plumage. There was a very interesting common loon which appeared to have a gray nape because of molt pattern, so I would warn anyone who goes tomorrow to be extra careful. I stayed from about 6pm until dusk and did not see the PALO. 

Steve Landes
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On Apr 25, 2012, at 7:54 PM, Mary <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Wed a little after 6:00 PM I went look for the Pacific Loon.  I looked by
> the boat ramp and found 2 Loons but before I could get out of the car and
> down with my rather beat up scope one seemedin  to have taken off toward the
> other end of the Lake.  I looked at the remaining Loon, it was a Common
> Loon, full adult.  I also saw a male Horned Grebe which was pretty exciting
> as I rarely (never?) have seen one and love Grebes.  After bit I went down
> the other end of the Lake.  I found a Loon and while I was trying to figure
> it out up pops a second one.  They were not easily id'd as they seem to be
> juveniles? Neither were in full easily id'ed plumage.   Honestly I'm not
> sure which they were, I don't trust my id skills for juveniles.  I only had
> one id book with me and the light was soft.  I thought one of them was
> Common because of the identation of the white on the front of its neck.
> A woman also looking talked to a gentleman who showed her a picture he had
> taken earlier and she said it was definately a Pacific.
>   I went back down to the boat ramp, Common Loon still there.  Couldn't
> find the Horned Grebe but ta da there were two Mergansers.
> I looked and looked they were fairly uniformaly brownish grey,with a white
> flash at the flanks, orange beaks, the heads were reddish with dark smokey
> color starting around the eyes and into a sparse and spikey crest.  The
> front of the necks were not at all white but a light brownish.  Before I
> left they actually came pretty close to shore.  Looking at a couple more ID
> books I think they were female Red Breasted Mergansers although I realize
> that seems sort of unlikely.  The white flash would indicate a female Common
> Merganser but the bill and everything looked Red Breast to me.  There were a
> few other people there but no one seemed interested, they were just looking
> for the PL.
>  Would love to go tomorrow the same time as someone more experienced and
> better than me.
> 
> Mary, Fairborn/Dayton
> 
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