I was visiting a friend's house just north of Dean's Cove about 2:30 this misty
afternoon, enjoying the hundreds of swallows circling just inches above the
water. The cove stream spilled out a plume of silt-laden rainwater that
stretched north toward us along the shore. Out beyond it, Loons
Chris Wood found three breeding-plumaged Red-necked Grebes on Dryden Lake
today, on a perfect "Dryden Lake day," with cold winds and rain in May. They
were still present at about 4:00 pm this afternoon. Also, Bank, Barn, and Tree
swallows circling low over the water in good numbers, also,
