Thanks to Dave Czaplak for the great information provided on Pacific Loons in particular and loon behavior in general. I had never been lucky enough prior to this to see a loon exhibiting that sort of behavior, so to me it looked odd indeed. As far as the identification goes, it was my own confusion that I needed to satisfy--I never questioned anyone else's ID of the bird. Once again, Dave, thank you for the detailed information! Best, Norm =============== Norm Saunders Colesville, MD osprey@ari.net