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Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Lifer! Mostly black body with a white neck. The bill is dull orange and pointed, and the eye is bright red. Easily distinguished from clark's grebe by having the black go below the eye; clark's is white around the eye.

Habitat:

Park in town.

Reference Links:

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

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Maria dB
Congratulations on your lifer, Ashley!

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PublishedOctober 27, 2014

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