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Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
38.824, -104.795
Field Notes
Description:
Small waterbird about the size of a small dove, drab in color with white eye ring and black band across beak (spring to fall only).
Habitat:
Swimming close to shore and foraging between rocks. Eventually swam into open water but still close to shore of Prospect Lake, a large artificial reservoir in Memorial Park near downtown Colorado Springs. The lake is stocked with trout, attracting a variety of waterfowl.
Notes:
Winter Pied-billed Grebes lack the obvious black band on the beak.
Reference Links:
Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps - Overview
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PublishedApril 24, 2013
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