This morning Bob Sams photographed a basic (winter) plumaged Pacific Loon on the Findlay Reservoirs. Photos and directions and details on Rarebird.org, under the Toledo Rare Bird alert forum page. The Pacific is in the company of at least three if not more Common Loons in immature/basic plumage. Size, shape of head, bill, neck, and plumage details differentiate this bird from the larger, bulkier, heavy-billed Common. JB Jen Brumfield Cleveland, OH Bird illustrator and birding tour guide [log in to unmask] www.jenbrumfield.com www.northnw.wordpress.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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]