Thanks to Mike Galas for getting the word out about this bird. This morning, while scanning Lake Ontario and counting RED-NECKED GREBES, I came across a WESTERN GREBE! This is only the second ever recorded in Kingbird Region 1. I kept watch for over an hour and was able to show it to Celeste Morien and Joe Mitchell. It was quite distant (1/2 to 1 mile) but the lake was relatively calm so we were able to stay on it. For the entire observation of more than two hours, it stayed between 1:00 and 2:00 observation angle (with 12:00 being straight out). The location is Barker Bicentennial Park, a small park at the end of Quaker Road (NY 248) in the Town of Somerset, Niagara County. I was up to 140 RED-NECKED GREBES when I found the Western after having scanned 2/3 of the horizon so I probably would have added at least another 20 had I been able to complete the pan. There were also lots of HORNED GREBES here, probably more than 100 but I didn't get a chance to count them. J
Good birding! Willie ------------------ Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com <http://www.betsypottersart.com/> 2013 Big Year: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year/ Big Year List: http://www.happtech.com/BigYearDanna/CurrentList/ShowCurrentListTable.aspx Odenates: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/dragonflies -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
