BIRDS OF UPPER NEWPORT BAY, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

PODICIPEDIFORMES

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Podicipedidae (Grebes)

Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps

Abundance: Very common
Season: Year round
Habitat: Open water
Breeding status: Breeds at or near Upper Newport Bay

Slide #02.06.27 - Adult, alternate (Feb 23). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #02.06.26 - Adult, basic (Dec 5). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #02.06.32 - Young juvenile (Mar 5). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #02.06.23 - Older Juvenile (Aug 29). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus

Abundance: Rare
Season: Winter/non-breeding season
Habitat: Open water

Slide #02.02.06 - Adult, basic (Feb 13). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis

Abundance: Very common
Season: Winter/non-breeding season
Habitat: Open water

Slide #02.03.50 - Adult, basic (Nov 13). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis

Abundance: Very common
Season: Winter/non-breeding season
Habitat: Open water

Slide #02.05.45 - Adult (Nov 3). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Clark's Grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii

Slide #02.05.24 - Adult (Feb 24). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.