Family: PodicipedidaeHabitat: Found on lakes, ponds, and marshes during the breeding season or in migration; and along seacoasts, bays, and estuaries (also uncommon on inland freshwater lakes) during the winter.
Distribution: Breeding range extends from central Alaska and northern Yukon east across northwestern and southern Mackenzie and southern Keewatin to northern Manitoba; and south to eastern Washington, south-central Oregon, northeastern Idaho, northern Montana, northwestern Wyoming, northern South Dakota, the Great Lakes region, northwestern Ontario, and southeastern Quebec. Wintering range primarily limited to both coasts (from Alaska south to northern Baja California, and from Nova Scotia through Florida and west to Texas) (A.O.U. 1998); also uncommonly on inland lakes and rivers, where sizable concentrations may occasionally be found.
Field Marks: Diagnostic marks during the breeding season include the golden ear tufts and reddish neck; in winter, note the white cheek patch (compare with Black-necked Grebe).
Nest Habits: Nests over shallow water, on floating platform of vegetation.
Eggs: 3-7; usually 4-7; 44 millimeter; bluish-white in color.
Incubation: Approximately 22-25 days, by both sexes; young are able to fly after about 45-60 days.
