What must certainly be the same Red-necked Grebe has returned to the Navy sub base and Shelter Island area near the mouth of San Diego Bay, missed last winter after being seen several years in a row, and then rediscovered earlier this morning by Michael and Tera Ray. Where it was seen today is not accessible to the public except by boat, so one's options are either to wait till it decides it doesn't mind floating farther into the bay to the Shelter Island area as it has done in years past, or, do the following, especially first thing in the morning: go into Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery and turn left at the main entrance by the caretakers residents and then turn left again like you're going to the Northeast corner of the cemetery. But as you start going north pretty soon turn right into a small parking area surrounded by a recently built plaque section, and is also where the maintenance building is tucked away. From that little parking area You you just walk out to the edge overlooking the bay and you can look straight down on to the bait barges and immediately to the north of that is a protected Cove area formed in part by the naval refueling dock. In that area is normally a moderate size flock of Western grebes and numbers of surf scoters that come and go. That's where the Red-necked ended up midday today, although it is one cove or dock area north of where the Rays had it earlier in the day. It is also where it has been seen on multiple occasions in previous years. A good scope and patience and willingness to see a very distant bird is required!
Paul Lehman, San Diego
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