March 8, 2014
A Red-necked Grebe, remarkable in breeding plumage, photographed in the Potomac River at Riley’s Lock on Saturday, March 8.
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Winter’s Avian Bounty at Seneca Creek
Cold winter brings more unusual birds to the Potomac River.
The 2014 “Winter of our Discontent,” has been difficult for North American waterfowl as well. Ducks, geese, swans, and grebes gather in large groups/flocks on lakes, rivers, ponds, and such to pass the winter before the spring breeding season.
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