Birds of Evergreen

A guide to the avifauna of the campus core, forest, and beach

Category

Podicipedidae

Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe, is a small migratory water bird that averages around 13 inches in length and weighs around 1lb. This Grebe is most familiar to the people of the Pacific Northwest while in its winter plumage, at that time it can be identified by its bright white throat, cheeks, chest, and underbelly with its contrasting dark brownish black sides, back, and crown area.

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus-occidentalis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae Genus: Aechmophorous Species: A. occidentalis

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