[wisb] Western Grebe, Manitowoc
- From: Curt Heuer <heuers3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 21:14:34 -0500
This afternoon we birded up the shore of Lake Michigan, starting in Sheyboygan
and heading to Kewaunee. At the Manitowoc Empoundment we met another birder,
Chuck Sontag (sp.?) who kindly put us on to a Little Gull mixed in with lots
of Bonaparte’s, Herring and Ring-billed gulls. While talking, he mentioned
that a Franklin’s Gull had been seen up by the groins along Mariner Trail,
north of the Empoundment. After locating the Little Gull on the breakwater
leading out to the Light we decided to head up to the groins to see what might
be there. We didn’t see the Franklin’s but hile checking out Forester’s and
Common terns there, we ran into Chuck again and he asked if we had seen the
WESTERN GREBE? We hadn’t, but there it was, near shore, with a loose group of
Scaups and Redhead ducks. While getting good looks at Forester’s and Common
Terns on one of the groins, we had overlooked this group of “unremarkable”
birds until Chuck pointed out the Grebe. What a nice bird to almost overlook.
Thanks to Chuck for pointing it out!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/heuers/sets/72157645255320713/
Jeanne & Curt Heuer
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