Western Grebe

Long-necked, slender-billed bird is black above, white below.

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Common Name

Western Grebe

Comments

Winters along the coast in large numbers. Noted for their spectacular courtship display in which males and females run across the water’s surface in pairs.

Scientific Name

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Habitat

Large lakes and coastal waters.­

Size

To 29 in. (73 cm)