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Pied-billed Grebe (immature)

Podilymbus gigas

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Field Notes

Description:

A small diving bird with a chicken-lke bill, the Pied-billed Grebe is common on lakes and ponds across North America. It is rarely seen flying and prefers to sink out of sight when danger threatens.

Habitat:

On one of the many ponds off Stewart Road on Galveston Island.

Reference Links:

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

Species ID Suggestions

Pied-billed Grebe (immature)

Podilymbus gigas

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Tom15
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Comments (1)
Tom15
The Gadwall looks similar, but the bill shape is definitely a grebe. Nice spotting!

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