A friend sent me the attached link to rather substantial die-off of loons in the Great Lkaes, Erie in particular. Since there have been no reports of this, or dead birds, report on the listserv, I was wondering why we haven't seen any such activity. Comments? http://www.seagrant.sunysb.edu/botulism/media/NYTimes-Botulism111902.htm ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]