Speaking of Rare Grebes...

Just a few days after the post below, of the rare Red-necked Grebe, this Eared Grebe, a bird typically of western North America and very rare in this area, was found at Craney Island, Portsmouth yesterday...photo by Bill Williams. The image, though distant and backlit, shows the characteristic rounded, "peaked" head shape, very thin bill, dusky face and a body profile that rides high on the water.

Brian Taber