On our second pass, the red-throated loon was easily found cruising on glassy waters in Hoover Res from the small new pull-off area, next one north of the dam pkg lot. 80+ bonies, too, far outnumbering other gull spp. Nearly all the birders we ran into were friendly. Except for a merganser, zip for dux in the Franklin Co portion. We don't see this one here every year. 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]