C.Zeolbe 1956 WESTERN GREBE (Aechmophorus occidentalis) APR 7 Bay Farm Island, Anson Co., Cowlk 9:15 AM - SAW 1 IN CHANNEL AT NW CORNER OF IS. NEAR BRIDGE. LONG NECKED HEN I WITH HEAD & BILL POINTED HORIZONTALLY FORWARD AT RT. L, DOVE VERY BEAT QUICKLY WITH SEEMINGLY A WICK OF FEET AFTER DUCKING HEAD UNDER. 9:20 SAW 2 WITHIN 5 FT OF EACH OTHER - SITTING ON SURFACE FACING WIND (T CURRENT?). WHEN I WOULD DIVE OTHERS WOULD FOLLOW A SECOND OR 2 LATER, EVEN WHEN SEPARATED BY 30-40 FT. ONE WOULD STILL FOLLOW OTHER UNDER OCCASIONALLY, WHITE CHEEK NECK & SIDE OF NECK DOWN TO WATER LINE. YELLOWISH WHITE BLACK GREYISH WHITISH I DIVE TIMED AT 24 SEC'S. ANOTHER AT 19 SEC'S T ON TOP OF WATER THK NEXT DIVE 12 SECS. THESE DIVES IN AN AREA ABOUT 20' IN DIA.