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Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Photo by dferris
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Field Notes

Description:

I want to call it a Pied-billed Grebe but the coloring of the bill seems off. Would dive below the water when I got close.

Habitat:

Wetland

Reference Links:

Pied-billed Grebe, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
dferris
I suspected it was probably a juvenile, but couldn't remember if there was another grebe that looked similar. Thanks a lot!
AshleyT
It's an immature pied-billed grebe, almost an adult. As immatures they have a zebra-striped head and neck and you can still see a little bit of that on him.

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PublishedOctober 22, 2015

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