Re: [SBB] CCFS Red-Necked Grebe gone?

[Al Eisner <[[email protected]]>]

On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 [[email protected]] wrote:

> This morning Frank Vanslager, Pat Kenny, Peggy Don, Roland Kenner and I all
> happened to meet at the first pond on the left along the CCFS entrance road
> while looking for the previously reported Red-necked Grebe.  We saw no
> evidence of a live bird but did see a carcass in the northwest corner of  the pond
> that could easily be the bird (the bird had clearly been under stress  and had
> not eaten for some time as there are no fish in the slag ponds).   The carcass
> in question showed a black top of the head with a white area  meeting at the
> back of the head, the upper back was also black with the  rest of the bird
> being a dark gray.  This may all be conjecture but I  would be surprised if the
> bird is subsequently found alive.

I felt the same way yesterday.  Your description does seem consistent,
and I didn't see any carcass at that corner when I was there.  I assume
that by "carcass" you mean that the bird was not in any natural living
posture?
									Al

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