Black Scoter, Common Goldeneye, and Horned Grebe in Texas - Bird Videos

in SOUTH TEXAS

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at *MITCHELL LAKE AUDUBON SANCTUARY* in Bexar County in south San Antonio, Texas Discovered, identified, and reported at Bird Pond on the morning of 8 December 2007 by two boys not named in the Sanctuary log.
12 s	Common Goldeneye male diving ahead of a couple scaup
12 s	Common Goldeneye male resurfacing and diving
23 s	Common Goldeneye male swimming along Gadwalls before diving
39 s	Common Goldeneye male swimming alone and then along Gadwalls before diving
31 s	Common Goldeneye male diving in front of a Hooded Merganser, followed by Gadwalls landing
at *LAKE PFLUGERVILLE* in Travis County east of Pflugerville and Austin, Texas (30.439434,-97.574545) Discovered 17 November 2007 by Tim Fennell of Round Rock.
28 s	Black Scoter female (maybe) swimming with scaup
22 s	Black Scoter female (maybe) diving and resurfacing among scaup
20 s	Black Scoter female (maybe) drinking while swimming
29 s	Black Scoter female (maybe) stretching and flapping wings while swimming
27 s	Black Scoter female (maybe) swimming with scaup as camera zooms in
at *MITCHELL LAKE AUDUBON SANCTUARY* in Bexar County in south San Antonio, Texas First seen 18 November 2007 at Bird Pond by Georgina Schwartz, Helen Rejzek, Dottie Pledge, John & Diane Fey, Mariann Golden, and Maritza Nunez.
16 s	Horned Grebe winter adult preening
32 s	Horned Grebe winter adult swimming below Cave Swallows
25 s	Horned Grebe winter adult testing the water before diving
at *MITCHELL LAKE AUDUBON SANCTUARY* in Bexar County in south San Antonio, Texas Possibly first identified 18 November 18 2007 as a Horned Grebe but peak of crown above the eyes indicates otherwise.
9 s	EaredGrebe immature looking like a Horned Grebe and swimming in front of the lake's breakwater pipe
16 s	EaredGrebe immature looking like a Horned Grebe and swimming behind the lake's breakwater pipe