Got a call from Brad Sparks, who is with half a dozen other local birders. They have located the putative royal tern sitting on posts, flying around near the Hoover dam, going as far north as the southernmost bridge. Everyone seems to agree it looks good for royal-=-note bill colors, placement and extent of black crown feathers, underwing pattern, overall size, etc. Bill Whan Cols ______________________________________________________________________ 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]