This morning a Red-necked Grebe was near the road at Lower Clear Fork bay on Tappan Lake. Although I am completely unfamiliar with the species, the yellow mandible, size, and its plumage made me go to the books. Its plumage looked most like a female or possibly first winter bird. While watching the bird, I observed it surface with a large-mouth bass fingerling and briefly thought I might see my first RNGR die from gluttony. However, she swallowed the fish easily. It appears to have been a one hour wonder as a fellow birder could not locate it an hour later and I also had no luck tonight. The flooded fields in the area also held 3 Greater Yellowlegs, 15 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper and 1 Spotted Sandpiper. As of last Thursday, Short-eared owls are still being seen near New Athens. Scott Pendleton ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]