Dennis Paulson reported...
> At Lost Lake, in northeastern Okanogan Co., there was a pair of Common
> Loons with two 3/4 grown young on 14 July.

...and reflected...
> When I look at the map and see all the lakes in northeastern WA, some of
> them relatively inaccessible to people, I have a feeling there may be a lot
> more breeding pairs of loons in the state than we know about.

I would be eager to hear other Tweeters' reports of Common Loon breeding
evidence in Washington, this year or in the past. I will be working with Rocky
Spencer on the WDFW status review for this species, which is now a State
Candidate that may warrant listing as Endangered, Threatened, or Sensitive. We
would, of course, like to present a complete picture for loon nesting in
Washington.
--
Scott Richardson
northeast Seattle
salix at halcyon.com
richasar at dfw.wa.gov