Hi, I just had a call from Paul Pisano, who observed the breeding-plumaged Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) in Washington Channel this morning between 7:00 and 7:05 am "opposite the smokestack" and working toward the mouth of the channel. Good birding! This means that the bird has been seen every day since its discovery on May 25. Rob Rob Hilton--robert@csa.com--Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland (USA, near Washington) Indeed I have more of my herring to sing ...... Eliza Carthy/trad./adapt.