Shortly after noon today an Eared Grebe was readily visible directly
out from the Aurora boathouse. It spend part of the time swimming
alongside a Horned Grebe and, something new for me, doing some sort of
display: Lifting its wings, still folded, a couple of inches up from
its back and then relaxing. It did this several times in a row.
The lake was mostly calm, with only modest ripples, and the viewing
good. In addition to the eared, I counted at least 8 Horned Grebes.
Most of them were actively diving and moving quite a distance while
down. So, in fact, there may have been more - or fewer.
The Mute Swans were not present in the cove north of Long Point SP but
two Carolina Wrens came in to my call - and a nearby Eastern Screech
Owl responded as well from the thicket along the road north of the park.
Bob McGuire
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