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Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Photo by CoralAvery
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Field Notes

Description:

Black and white bird with yellow beak.

Habitat:

Spotted in Lake Hodges during hike.

Reference Links:

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

Species ID Suggestions

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

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ScottRasmussen
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Comments (2)
CoralAvery
It is a Western Grebe, the black goes over its eye where as the Clark's Grebe has black that goes just below the eye.
ScottRasmussen
Could also be Clark's Grebe: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Clarks_Grebe/id

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PublishedAugust 8, 2011

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