I have personally seen this bird fly.  It went up about 100 feet then
circled back and relanded...didn't seem to have a problem taking
off...could be something more magnetic...

Steve J.
On May 21, 2016 10:25 PM, "Stefan Minnig" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> A Red-Necked Grebe is still present as of 6pm at a small pond off of State
> Route 287, just south of Middleburg, Ohio in Logan County. This is
> undoubtedly the same bird first reported May 1 and is theorized by others
> I've talked with to be injured in some way, due to the fact that it has
> been present in the pond so long. Nothing visually stands out to me to back
> up the prior statement. When I initially saw the bird on May 1, it was
> going through the motions of taking off, but only traveled with good speed
> 50-80 feet down the pond before settling back down in the water. Since this
> time, I've only seen it floating. Today the grebe was floating at the edge
> of the pond nearest to the road with good visuals. Of course that makes
> sense, as my camera was at home.
>
>
> Stefan Minnig
>
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