[nysbirds-l] Connetquot River SP--Now hosting TWO Red-necked Grebes
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. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Connetquot River SP--Now hosting TWO Red-necked Grebes
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. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
