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A Heap of Horned Grebe

February 6, 2019February 4, 2019 Mosey2014 1 Comment Podiceps auritus

More Horned Grebe than I ever saw before, or thought probable, showed up on the North Basin at midday Monday.

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Grebes in a Group

January 8, 2019January 20, 2019 Mosey2014 Podiceps auritus

The Horned Grebe is not an extremely rare bird around the park. It’s appeared in this blog several times. But

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Little Bird, Big Tease

December 17, 2018December 9, 2018 Mosey2014 Podiceps auritus

This Horned Grebe in winter plumage is among the littlest waterbirds in the area, but for the photographer it can

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Siesta Time in Birdland

July 26, 2018July 31, 2018 Mosey2014 Arenaria melanocephala, Bucephala albeola, Fulica americana, Podiceps auritus, Tringa semipalmata

The rocks and waters below the Open Circle viewpoint harbored a diverse feathered fellowship this afternoon. I was surprised and

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The Bird with the Jellybean Eye

June 24, 2018 Mosey2014 Podiceps auritus

The Horned Grebe that I saw last month in the company of the Surf Scoters has reappeared. Whether it went

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A Breeding Horned Grebe

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018 Mosey2014 Podiceps auritus

I’ve seen a couple of other Horned Grebes in the North Basin, but never an adult male in breeding plumage,

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North Basin: The Video

February 12, 2018May 1, 2019 Mosey2014 1 Comment Actitis macularius, Aechmophorus clarkii, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Anas acuta, Anas platyrhynchos, Ardea alba, Ardea herodias, Arenaria melanocephala, Athene cunicularia, Aythya marila, Branta canadensis, Bucephala albeola, Bucephala clangula, Calidris minutilla, Cathartes aura, Corvus brachyrhynchos, Egretta thula, Elanus leucurus, Fulica americana, Gavia immer, Gavia stellata, Haematopus bachmani, Himantopus mexicanus, Larus canus, Larus delawarensis, Larus occidentalis, Limosa fedoa, Mareca americana, Mareca penelope, Megaceryle alcyon, Melanitta perspicillata, Numenius americanus, Numenius phaeopus, Nycticorax nycticorax, Oxyura jamaicensis, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanus occidentalis, Phalacrocorax auritus, Pluvialis squatarola, Podiceps auritus, Podiceps nigricollis, Recurvirostra americana, Sayornis nigricans, Sterna forsteri, Tringa melanoleuca, Tringa semipalmata

The North Basin is the body of water between Cesar Chavez Park and the Berkeley mainland. When I first started

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A Horned Grebe in North Basin

January 12, 2017January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 0 Comments Podiceps auritus

This bird was cruising northward along and near the paved pathway on the east side of the park yesterday afternoon.

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Horned Grebe

April 5, 2015January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 1 Comment Podiceps auritus

Thanks to a couple of more experienced birders who spotted and identified it with their binoculars, I saw and photographed

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