I hear from John Habig that Rick Asamoto just discovered a red-throated loon at Caesar Creek State Park's Furnace Boat Ramp (entry off Rte 73). If anyone has a good theory as to why Ohio has so few of these loons versus nearby states (or Pacific loons, for that matter), I'd be glad to hear it. Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. 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]