Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

(L 13" WS 16" Wt 11 oz)

Most abundant grebe in the world

...fall migration is the latest of all
bird species in No. Amer.

I wanted to write a poem about a grebe but I still

Couldn’t think of a word that rimed with Grebe

My mind went back and forth and with my will

I came up with a word, my mind a mill

The word was GREBE. There is only one. Be still.

 (Dean Pollett)

Shadow Cliffs

Pleasanton, CA

27Dec2008

Nonbreeding adults - note
the bump atop the head
directly over the eye.

Elkhorn Slough Nation-
al Preserve

20Dec2012