ML612746235

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

I was walking around the north basin of Capitol Lake in Olympia this noon, and heard a one-syllable "Western" Grebe call that didn't sound 'right'. I would describe the call as "Kkrrr'rakkt"; there was a 'hitch' in the call, but it was nothing like a two-noted Western Grebe call. I came back this evening with 10x42 binoculars to see a grebe with: - a yellow-orange-straw colored bill, with no olive or greyish-tinge. - the dark cap came down to/above, but not below, the eye - relatively pale back (could be a function of the light?) - appeared to have a fairly thin black stripe on back of its neck On returning to the lake on the morning of the 3rd, I had a better view of the cap and eye-line on a grebe (see photos at ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18997765), and changed my ID to Western Grebe. Reviewing my photos, I believe that today's bird is a Clark's. The bird did not fly, although it dove several times.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS REBEL T3

Lens

EF75-300mm f/4-5.6

ISO

200

Focal length

300 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

512 pixels x 346 pixels

Original file size

140.19 KB