From Alan Boyd – Lake Musconectcong:

Hi Jonathan,

This afternoon there were 2 red-necked grebes and 26 horned grebes in one group on the lake. Also on the lake were 12 lesser scaup and 10 ruddy ducks.
At one point there were a dozen or so barn swallows perched on the wires above my head, the first I’ve seen there this year.
There was also a nice breeding-plumaged common loon.
(Red-necked grebes were also seen today at Spruce Run and Swartswood Lake). – Alan Boyd
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The Red-necked Grebe continued into the afternoon at Lake Parsippany. It was joined by 2 Horned Grebes, 3 Long-tailed Ducks (yesterday’s Long-tailed Duck in Morris Plains was not present today) 2 Canvasbacks and 3 Northern Shovelers. The Greater Scaup from the past week has flown.

Final tally for the lake:
Northern Shoveler – 3
Canvasback – 2
Long-tailed Duck – 3
Bufflehead – 8
Ruddy Duck – 58
Horned Grebe – 2
Red-necked Grebe – 1
Double-crested Cormorant – 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow – 4
Tree Swallow – 12
Canada Geese, Mute Swans, Mallards, et al.

Identification photos (i.e. poor quality) of Red-necked and Horned Grebes by J. Klizas