Greg Is the bird still there? Get that book done. George. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gregory B Miller <gregorym@erols.com> To: <mdosprey@ARI.Net> Sent: Friday, October 15, 1999 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [MDOsprey] PAX Grebe > Jim, > > From the pics, I can see where you'd think about Red-necked Grebe (at > least plumage-wise). Red-necked is a substantially larger bird, > thicker-necked, and has a proportionately much larger, heavier bill. > > Patty, > > Thanks for the corrections on the Eared Grebe. My pics are quite a bit > darker than the real bird in good light. These were taken under dark > skies and light rain...less than optimal. And yes, the bird still does > not fit clearly in all respects under any of the current field guide > descriptions or pics... > -- > Greg Miller > Hollywood, MD >