Debbie, Dick and Marsha spotted this loon but too far and too much heat shimmer for positive ID. I returned later with my scope and watched it for 30 minutes but shimmer never subsided. Similar to Pacific from last week - smaller than Common - back lighter than Common - white under chin down to water line but never good detail. If someone could get here with a scope in the morning before things heat-up they might be able to tell. Matt Valencic Geauga County ______________________________________________________________________ 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]