Rare grebes spotted off Ijams Boardwalk & at Forks
Jason Sturner, husband of Ijams volunteer Kelly, reports:
Red-necked grebe
"Wanted to let you know about a
rare bird sighting at Ijams. Yesterday morning I saw a red-necked grebe
(and two horned grebes) at Forks of the River WMA [upstream from Ijams]. I came back in the
evening, and the red-necked was near the boardwalk (the horned grebes
were still in the Forks area.
"Anyway, there's an irruption of water
birds this year due to the extreme cold up north, where much of the
Great Lakes froze over. Species have been on the move to find open
water, including the red-necked Grebe."
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