I was with the group who originally found the grebe on the 2nd of march and no doubt that him/her!

Amanda Spears 

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From: Mark Hoffman <>
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Sent: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 8:19 pm
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Ocean City grebe ID questions



The top two photos look like an Eared Grebe to me, (1) very peaked crown, (2) 
more extensive dark on face and neck-front, (3) thinner neck.  See 
http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/91509325

The bottom photos are all female Buffleheads.

Mark Hoffman



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From: Monroe Harden <> 

> Hi everyone, 
> 
> My wife and I went to Ocean City and other points on the eastern shore a 
> couple of weekends ago. We tried to see the eared grebe off of 32nd street. 
> The water was very choppy and it was quite windy, so it was hard to tell 
> what we saw. I got some long-distance photos and I was hoping some of the 
> experts here could take a look and tell me which ones shows which birds. I 
> know a few people did see the eared grebe and the horned grebes there, so 
> hopefully one of you could use your memory to help tell me which is which. 
> 
> Matt Hafner already told me that he thought the bird in the first two photos 
> is the eared grebe. Thanks Matt! Does anyone else have a conflicting, or 
> confirming, opinion? 
> 
> The photos are here: 
> 
> http://monroe.20m.com/ocquestions.htm 
> 
> Thanks in advance, 
> 
> Monroe Harden 
> Havre de Grace, MD 
>  
>