I checked out Dave Eastman's report of western grebe at Prairie Lakes in Cedar Falls this evening. I concur with his identification. The bird was near the south end of the large south lake. Although it stayed tucked most of the short time that I was out scoping it, it offered good scope views when it roused and swam about. I am pretty sure that I have never seen this species in Black Hawk County before. Also present on the lake were at least 7 horned grebes, a common loon, bufflehead, and many ruddy ducks and lesser scaup.
Al Brown Cedar Falls [email protected] --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/membership.asp. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
