Date: 8/29/26 3:18 pm From: Tim Bray via groups.io <tbray...> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] Clark's Grebes
Lots - will take me a bit to go through them. Have guests coming here
soon, and a pelagic tomorrow, so... will try to get a couple added to
the checklist today
Tim
On 8/29/2026 2:21 PM, Diane Hichwa wrote:
> By chance any photo?
>
> Diane Hichwa
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> On 8/29/26, 2:12 PM, "Tim Bray via groups.io" <Mendobirds...> <mailto:<Mendobirds...> on behalf <oftbray...> <mailto:<mcn.org...>> wrote:
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> 29 August 2026 - A Western and a Clark's Grebe were paired up in the
> lagoon at the mouth of the Garcia River this morning. Nice side-by-side
> comparison of the two species; the bright yellow bill of the Clark's
> contrasted strongly with the dull greenish yellow bill of the Western,
> and the different pattern of the black stripe up the back of their necks
> was obvious.
>
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> Another Clark's was in the lagoon of the Navarro River, briefly
> associating with a Red-throated Loon.
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> There was an exciting feeding frenzy just off the rocks at Lighthouse
> Point with a large number of Brown Pelicans, being harassed by large
> numbers of Heermann's Gulls, with several other species as well. My
> hopes for a Booby or Jaeger were unrequited.
>
>
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Cheers,
Tim
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