Greetings, I walked the North pool of the Lake Thursday morning and did not locate a grebe. Also quickly scanned the south side and did not see one there either. I'd be interested in knowing if you see this bird again.


- Regards

Tony Varela
South Puget Sound, WA
tvarela at hotmail dot com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony-v


On Jul 3, 2014, at 12:01 PM, tweeters-request at mailman1.u.washington.edu wrote:

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Clark's Grebe at Capitol Lake?
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> Hi folks,
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> I was walking around Capitol Lake in Olympia this noon, and heard a one-syllable "Western" Grebe call that didn't sound 'right'.
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> I came back this evening with binoculars to see a grebe with:
> - a yellow-orange-straw colored bill, with no olive or greyish-tinge.
> - the dark cap came down to/above, but not below, the eye
> - relatively pale back (could be a function of the light?)
> - appeared to have a fairly thin black stripe on back of its neck
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> The bird did not fly, although it dove several times.
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> If someone could get there with a functioning spotting scope (a 'whole 'nother story) and/or better camera lens to confirm or deny the sighting, I'd be appreciative as I haven't seen this species in Thurston County before.
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> https://www.flickr.com/photos/jon_d_anderson/14539615726/
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/jon_d_anderson/14561874512/
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/jon_d_anderson/14561874592/
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> Many thanks,
> Jon. Anderson
> OlyWA
> festuca AT comcast dot net
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