Western Greebe

Description:

The Western Grebe is the largest North American grebe. It is black-and-white, with a long, slender, swan-like neck and red eyes. It is easily confused with Clark's Grebe, which shares similar features, body size, behavior and habitat, and hybrids are known.

Habitat:

Western Grebes nest in colonies of hundreds on large inland lakes, sometimes using coastal marshes, in western North America.

Notes:

One of these days I hope to be lucky enough to snap some photos of the courtship.