I visited Connetquot River State Park this morning, hoping the
previously reported RED-NECKED GREBE had stuck around--luckily it had. I
spotted it rather quickly, ~100' out on the river north of the mill.
After I had observed it for a while, as it swam actively and dove a
couple of times, I started scoping the ducks, geese, and gulls present.
Not finding anything out of the ordinary I went back to the grebe, which
was now resting, bill tucked. As I scoped it, a second Grebe swam into
view--a very pleasant surprise. For the rest of the time I was there,
the first bird continued to rest while the second remained more alert
and mobile. They stayed in close proximity though, straight out from the
fishing platform just east of the mill, and remained so when I left for
work just before 10:00.
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