I revisited the Common Loon again this evening along with a few others. It was still there as of 7:15, easy views at point blank range. Like I said, no binoculars needed as you could easily view it from your car if you didn't want to get out of it. A couple notes: * Retention Pond is actually on the south side of GetGo between GetGo and I-90. I originally said north side. Sorry about that. * The Loon is showing some interesting behavior. It's swimming very low in the water, sometimes barely showing its head. I've seen this behavior before with Anhingas, but never with a loon. I'm not sure if that's because it's stressed, or if that's a defense behavior that I just haven't seen and the loon is using it because of the small body of water that it's on right now. * Retention pond is probably only 30 yards long by less than 10 yards wide. I know loons need a long "run way" to take off, so I'm not sure if there is enough space for it to leave the pond or not. We had this issue in Avon Lake a few years ago just a few miles north of this location with a loon stuck on a pond on Sweetbriar Golf Course. I took my kids and sent my neighbor's kids there as well. Good opportunity for the kids to see a spectacular species at very close range. I hope it's able to eventually take off from those tight quarters. Spencer A. Ryan (M) 440-653-0982 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]