Date: 4/22/25 11:22 am From: Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...> Subject: Re: [SFBirds] 11am Grebes courtship dance @ Fort Point.
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for the report. These were probably Western Grebes; Clark's tend to
spend most of their time deeper inside the bay. These birds will not nest
here but the courtship is part of their pairing behavior which often begins
on the "wintering" grounds before they reach breeding areas.
If you have time, go visit Lake Merced, where Clark's and Western grebes
are present year round and can be seen in every part of their breeding
cycle from courtship to nest building to feeding young.
Happy birding,
Dominik
On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM Andrew Carney via groups.io <carney.andrew=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> I’m fairly new to birding so I’m not sure if this is common to see here. I
> go for a run down here and see the Grebes quite often but I’ve never heard
> their distinctive call so I decided to hang around and see if anything
> would happen. Sure enough, after 15 minutes, two grebes were running across
> the water side by side! It was quite remarkable to see.
>
> I cannot tell if they were western or Clark’s grebes
>
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