[mou] Cass County Western Grebe

[B W]

On Wednesday, 7/23, Greg and Juliane Proper took Dale Yerger and I on a boat ride to see a Western-type Grebe near Kabekona Narrows on Leech Lake.  It is presumably the same bird reported from 7/21 by Carole Nimlos, and had first been noticed by the Propers on approx. 7/14.  The bird is of extra interest, as any Aechmophorus sp. would be a first county record.   The bird may well be a Western molting into basic plumage, but some investigation may be required to eliminate the possibility of a hybrid Clark's/Western.  Plumage details can be complicated by the molt status of the bird.  Photos will be posted on the blog listed below if folks want to weigh in.  Good birding,

Ben

Ben Wieland

www.cassbirding.blogspot.com

Deep Portage Learning Center

2197 Nature Center Dr. NW

Hackensack, MN  56452


      
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