Stopped by the Albany wastewater lagoons yesterday (Friday) and found a pair of Eared Grebes courting with lots of head bobbing. If they stick around and nest this would be a first county breeding record (assuming there isn't one in the last couple of years).
Also courting: Ruddy Ducks. The male tucks his chin in, inflating his chest, fans his tail like a turkey, and swims energetically after the female, occaisionally calling to her. My only regret was that the ambient noise was too great to hear either of these. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan swest...@comcast.net
