On Friday evening I observed a Red-throated Loon on Nimisila Reservoir from the boat launch area off Christman Rd. Looking northwest, I watched it as it mostly stayed in the vicinity of a duck blind that looks like a straw bale in the channel between an island and a weed bed. The loon was submerged more often than on the surface, often disappearing for literally minutes at a time. It was the only loon on the lake that I could find; its small bill and white face were quite distinctive. From 11:00-1:00 I walked the railroad tracks to the east of Wright Marsh in Wayne County. I could not locate any scoters, either Surf or Black. Nine Bonaparte's Gulls, a couple with their black hoods intact, were fun to watch. I also was also happy to observe at quite close range a Horned Grebe in full breeding plumage. Wow. Stunning bird. Most surprising, on the return to my car I am almost positive I heard the strident teacher, teacher, teacher song of an Ovenbird from across the creek to the east. I say almost positive because the date seems really early. If I were to hear the same song from the same spot a couple of weeks from now, I would have no doubt about what I had heard. Unfortunately, it only sang the one sequence. I've tried to convince myself that it was just a titmouse that I heard. But I know what a titmouse sounds like, and there ain't no way that song came from a titmouse. Gabe Hostetler Wooster ______________________________________________________________________ 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]