Vocalizations: First real song I've heard.
East of the Yacht Harbor.
Missed No Black Rails today.
Description: Unmistakable. Larger than Horned Grebe, about Western Grebe size, but loon shape. Definite upturned mandible. Winter plumage.
Behavior: Flushed by Snowy Egret.
On barbed wire, north end of the harbor.
The icterid flocks working the pickleweed today were female or immatures, as opposed to the commonly seen cowbird/Brewer's/starling flocks. Also saw one bird mostly in immature plumage, except for crimson wingbars.