March 12, 2026
Horned Grebe at the Celery Farm
My first ever here. And the spring arrivals are arriving! The grebe was No. 186 on my Celery Farm life…
After getting two more reports from Celery Farm regulars that they were strafed by the male Re
d-winged Blackbird likely defending his young– and getting strafed again myself — I closed off the milkweed field by Phairs Pond.
Please keep your distance. Should only be for a few more days.
Then Dennis the Menace Jr. will leave us be. (See next post.)
More about aggressive Red-winged Blackbirds here.
Michael Sterling's photo of Dennis Jr. is at the top of this post. (Thanks, Michael!)