On July 20, 2005, we set out on Lake Osakis to look for a Clark's Grebe. = Sightings were previously reported this month on the lake so we thought = we'd try our luck. Conditions were clear sunny skies with a very light = breeze. At 9:45am we spotted a Clark's Grebe approximately 1/2 mile northwest = of the city of Osakis in open water with several families of Western = Grebes in the vicinity. The Clark's distinguishing features were easily = seen: orangish-yellow bill, eyes surrounded by white below the black = cap, back feathers more grayish in appearance than it's Western = counterpart, and the black stripe on the back of it's neck narrower than = the Western's. Two young swam right next to it. The mate had features = more closely resembling a Western, in particular, the black cap = appeared to surround the eye, although it was difficult to establish = this with certainty.
Jimmie Browning Mary Nicol Mary Scattarelli Debbie Scattarelli Sent from my GoodLink synchronized handheld (www.good.com)
