[texbirds] More on the Harris County Western Grebes
- From: Ron Weeks <ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:54:50 -0800 (PST)
TexBirders,
Checked Thompson's Fish Camp on the end of Tri-Cites Road (just south of the
Fred Hartman bridge) in Baytown at 4PM this evening. Was hoping to see the
recently reported Western Grebe and there were two! Both showing their left
hand sides which looked pretty Western as opposed to Clark's. They were
actually in quite close, but the shimmer was a bit tough. So, check both birds
carefully if you can get a decent look. Other highlight for me was the large
and seemingly growing Red-breasted Merganser raft. I counted by tens and got
up
to 600! Used to seeing thousands in a day back on the Great Lakes, but this
was
my largest ever grouping in Texas. This is a great bay for water birds and has
been known for years as the spot to get Horned Grebes for the Houston CBC.
Also
lots of gulls, terns and other divers. Take your scope if you have one.
Good Birding,
Ron Weeks
Lake Jackson
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