Aechmophorus clarkii

* Birds Clark's Grebe

Grebes Sound Off

November 5, 2019October 29, 2019 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments Aechmophorus clarkii

Three Clark’s Grebes were active on the North Basin Cove, and it looked like one of them was a youngster.

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* Birds Clark's Grebe

Solo Grebe

October 28, 2019October 22, 2019 Marty Nicolaus Aechmophorus clarkii

I haven’t seen one of these since June. Sometimes they show up in mixed company together with Western Grebes. Those

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* Birds Clark's Grebe Western Grebe

Mixed Grebes

June 18, 2019June 17, 2019 Mosey2014 0 Comments Aechmophorus clarkii, Aechmophorus occidentalis

A raft of about 50 Grebes, including both Western and Clark’s, was settled in for a snooze out of the

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* Birds Clark's Grebe

Solo Cruiser

June 12, 2019June 5, 2019 Mosey2014 Aechmophorus clarkii

This bird stood out. It was the only bird on the water of the North Basin at this hour. It’s

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* Birds Clark's Grebe Western Grebe

Grebe ID 101

August 3, 2018August 4, 2018 Mosey2014 Aechmophorus clarkii, Aechmophorus occidentalis

The flock of more than 20 grebes that hung around the Open Circle viewpoint a week ago was reduced to

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* Birds Clark's Grebe

A Grebe’s Neck

July 23, 2018July 31, 2018 Mosey2014 Aechmophorus clarkii

This Clark’s Grebe was one of 21 similar grebes on the water, and occasionally under it, in the North Basin

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* Birds Clark's Grebe

Clark’s Grebe Preening

March 20, 2018July 31, 2018 Mosey2014 Aechmophorus clarkii

This Clark’s Grebe on the eastern shore of the park, in the North Basin, was busy preening. That was lucky

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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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Birds Clark's Grebe Eared Grebe

Two Grebes

March 5, 2017January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 0 Comments Aechmophorus clarkii, Podiceps nigricollis

I saw these two birds in the North Basin yesterday afternoon but held off posting because I couldn’t identify one

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American Wigeon Birds Clark's Grebe Common Goldeneye Western Gull Willet

Some Feathered Regulars

January 31, 2017January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 0 Comments Aechmophorus clarkii, Bucephala clangula, Larus occidentalis, Mareca americana, Tringa semipalmata

This evening’s walk in the park brought not only the excitement of the cormorant and its trophy catch, but also

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