OK OOB I know, but I thought I knew what he was when I saw him, and now that I have looked him up I think I am wrong.
I went kayaking at Dorchester Park (Whitney Point Lake) and towards the middle was a lone bird who was diving for breakfast. I thought he was a grebe, but the only one who matches up with his size and shape is a western grebe. He had a dash of rust on top of his head, a yellow to black beak that was elongated, dark body and I am pretty sure dark feet. Bright eye. He kept it on me as I paddled around him but never showed any great concern until a motorboat went by and he took off flying. Although he was black and white from underneath, I don't recall such a contrast when he was on top of the water; the sun could have made his coloring odd when in the sky. It was my first trip out to big water (well bigger than our pond) so I was nervous about taking my phone out to snap a pic. Does this bird sound like anything any of you know? -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
