Red-necked Grebes and Black Scoters at BESP

Drew Weber found two very rare species this morning over at Bald Eagle State Park, so I ran over there quick between classes. The species were Red-necked Grebes and Black Scoters. The grebes (one adult and two juveniles) were right were Drew had foud them, except they were way too far out for photos, so I drove to the other side of the lake and managed to get fairly close for the photo below.

Red-necked Grebes

Black Scoters are deep sea ducks that are rarely found inland, and I have never seen them before away from the ocean. There was a raft of 9 at the state park.

Black Scoters

Below is a complete list of the species I saw this morning at BESP:

Canada Goose 123
American Black Duck 19
Mallard 7
Black Scoter 9
Ruddy Duck 1
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Red-necked Grebe 3
Great Blue Heron 3
Bald Eagle 1
American Coot 110
Belted Kingfisher 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 20
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 4
European Starling 20
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
American Goldfinch 6