I had only a little time so made a quick trip to the nearest reported loon sighting and was rewarded by a small flotilla of 7: 5 or 6 just floating and pretty closely bunched while 1 or 2 would range about diving and fishing. I wondered if loons migrate as a family? Good birding! Pam Unger The pine tree, the leopard, the Platte River, and ourselves--we are at risk together, or we are on our way to a sustainable world together. We are each other's destiny. --Mary Oliver ______________________________________________________________________ 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]