Here's a summary of sightings and non-sightings of the possible yellow-billed loon in St. Mary's County; it is by no means a definitive list (I know I'm forgetting or don't know of someone's trip down here), so please add to it to fill in the picture. Times are approximate! Thursday, 3/12--Patty Craig makes the initial sighting around 3:15 and Patty stayed 'til 3:45 p.m. Friday, 3/13--Tyler Bell, Jim Stasz, and I are there from sunrise (6:15 a.m.) 'til around 7:30 a.m. Marshall and Jim stayed beyond that time. No prospective bird seen. Throughout that day, Gail Mackiernan and Barry, Paul O'Brien, and others came down without results. Local birders Jack Leighty, Susan Noble, Bob Boxwell, and Patty Craig try mid-afternoon. Bev and Warren Walker and I tried from 4:15-4:45 without luck. Saturday, 3/14--Virginia birding group sees the bird from around 4:30-5:30 p.m. but word doesn't get out about this sighting until Tuesday. Sunday, 3/15, and Monday, 3/16--no sightings reported. Tuesday, 3/17--cold, windy. Patty Craig and I search from 1:15-2:45 p.m. No bird. Tyler Bell tried from 4:15-5:30 p.m. without success. Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat., 3/18-21, saw St. Mary's County get a total of 4.1 cumulative inches of rain. No reported sightings. Sunday, 3/22--Leo Weigant has the bird right off the pier at 10 a.m. Tried to call many local birders, but was thwarted by answering machines and unlisted numbers; by the time Leo called us, we were still entertaining non-birding company and couldn't get away before dusk. Monday, 3/23--Patty and Paul tried for the bird early- to mid-afternoon, without a positive sighting. This poor bird has had the worst possible luck, coming as it did during a very cold, windy, wet, spell. It's location on St. George's Island makes it a relatively long drive, even within the county, and I confess that we local birders have just not made routine trips out there to try for it on a daily basis. Tyler and I are going mid-afternoon today, and will report, regardless of outcome. Jane Kostenko jkostenko@osprey.smcm.edu california, md 301-862-4623