There was a break in the rain this afternoon, so I went for a hike here in Stoney Creek. I saw some of the usual woodland birds, and Pine Warblers were singing in the small pine forest at the end of my street.
Pine Warbler
There was a break in the rain this afternoon, so I went for a hike here in Stoney Creek. I saw some of the usual woodland birds, and Pine Warblers were singing in the small pine forest at the end of my street.
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As I approached Lake Monocan, I heard more Pine Warblers and a Belted Kingfisher. There was a Pied-billed Grebe in the lake - a fairly common visitor. But then I saw more birds in the lake.
Pied-billed Grebe
There was a female Red-breasted Merganser swimming with six Horned Grebes! I had seen a couple of Horned Grebes in Lake Monocan in previous years, but never more than two at a time. The Horned Grebes had plumages ranging from partial to full breeding colors.
Red-breasted Merganser and Horned Grebes
Red-breasted Merganser and Horned Grebes
Red-breasted Merganser and Horned Grebe
Red-breasted Merganser and Horned Grebes
Red-breasted Merganser and Horned Grebes
Horned Grebe
Horned Grebes
Horned Grebes
Horned Grebes
Horned Grebes
Horned Grebes