Eared Grebe still at LEMP 4/23

[Paul Cypher]

Good evening,

Daryl Aspery, Scott Jennex and I saw Walt's Eared Grebe at Lake Erie Metropark tonight.  We left at 6:30 after 15-20 minutes of viewing.

>From the boat launch, walk south on the Cherry Island Marsh Trail (the segment next to the lake) and head to the big bridge. The bird was east of the bridge  (lake side) and diving frequently.  It would spend literally a few seconds on the surface before diving again.  It would also come up quite a distance away from where it dove. In short, a quick glance will not work.  You must be patient and look.  Viewing distance was hard to estimate, but it was in the order of hundreds of yards a times.  Remember, from the bridge, you are up off of the water.  This certainy helped us keep track of the bird. The breeze made the water a bit choppy.

Good luck.

Paul Cypher
Woodhaven, MI



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