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Posted by Lee Hasse on 19:08:49 10/23/08
Went out to Yamato Scrub late this afternoon and made some disturbing observations concerning the Least Grebes. The chicks were fine and feeding along the west edge (where the dirt path is).
Didn't see either adult at first, but then saw one at the opposite side(east) from the chicks.
A few minutes later we saw both adults together. What was disturbing is that they were quite a distance from their nest. This is the first time we have seen them together at the same time in over a week. Based on their activity they had appeared to have laid more eggs.
As we arrived at the pond there was a group of about 20 county workers who were leaving. We had been told there would be a crew there to spray herbicide for a regularly scheduled maintenance program. All the treated areas are a bluish green color and some are quite close to the nest which led us to think the grebes might have been frightened off their nest today while all this spraying was going on.
When we left the chicks had been joined by one adult in the nest area but then they moved towards the northeast where the other adult was.I guess the good news is that there still are 2 adults and 2 chicks.
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