The loon is still on the pond in Avon Lake. The golf course has strung up a gauntlet of fishing lines over the pond to try to keep out birds so the loon is now most definitely trapped. I called several places including the Medina County Raptor Center and found out I should call the Lorain County wildlife officer. He visited the pond on Saturday and instructed them to remove the fishing lines. So far it hasn't happened. I understand he is going to try to rescue the bird this week. Hopefully there are still plenty of fish in the pond. I see the bird less often when I go by there. It seems to be underwater more and more. A couple of times I was convinced it had left because I couldn't see the bird when I went by. Now I have to wait around for the bird to appear from one of its dives. If you drive by and don't see it you need to stop a while and wait for it to surface. Ideas on catching the bird are welcome. Draining the pond should do the trick but is probably out of the question. It is 25 feet deep. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]