My wife Maggie and I ran across a juvenile/first-winter Red-throated Loon early this afternoon (25 Dec) at Balmorhea Lake (Reeves County). Driving south along the western edge of the lake as far as you can drive before you hit the water channel/end of the road, the loon was taking long dives on the outer edge (furthest away) of the reeds there as you look over the lake almost to your northeast. -- Eric Carpenter Austin Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner