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Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

Photo by jangstma
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Field Notes

Description:

Small waterbird.
Small head and bill.
Bill short and thin.
White cheek in winter.
Reddish neck, black cheek, and yellow tuft behind eye in summer.

Habitat:

Lakes of Northern and Eastern North America

Reference Links:

Horned Grebe, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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