On Sun, 12 May 1996, Dan Stephens wrote:

> At Atkin's Lake in Douglas Co. (11 May) a Western and Clark's Grebe
> starting to court.

Do you mean a male of one species and a female of the other were engaged
in courting? Has this been seen before? Are the mating dances of the
two species noticably different? Details, we need details. If this is a
regular event, it obviously has implications for their species status.

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