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Red-necked Grebe
Size - 17 to 22 inches long
Habitat - Marshes, lakes and ponds.
Nesting - The nest is a floating mass of marsh plants and mud anchored to the reeds or bushes.
Eggs - 3 to 6, pale bluish. Incubation about 23 days, by both parents. Young leave the nest soon after hatching.
Food - Fish, insects and crustaceans. |
Pied-billed Grebe
Size - 12 to 15 inches long
Habitat - Marshes, ponds, and quiet streams.
Nesting - The nest is a floating mass of marsh plants and mud anchored to reeds or bushes.
Eggs - 2 to 10, pale or bluish green, but soon stained with mud. Incubation about 23 days, by both parents. Young leave the nest soon after hatching. Sometimes 2 broods.
Food - Fish, crustaceans, and insects. |
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Hooded Merganser Male
Size - 18 to 20 inches long.
Habitat - Sea coasts, lakes, and city parks.
Nesting - The nest is a cup of grass and stems on the ground.
Eggs - 2 to 4, pale brown, spotted with brown and lilac. Incubation 25 days, by both sexes. Nest in large colonies.
Food - Insects and small fish; also scavengers. |
Hooded Merganser Fe
Size - 18 to 20 inches long.
Habitat - Sea coasts, lakes, and city parks.
Nesting - The nest is a cup of grass and stems on the ground.
Eggs - 2 to 4, pale brown, spotted with brown and lilac. Incubation 25 days, by both sexes. Nest in large colonies.
Food - Insects and small fish; also scavengers. |
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Reference source: "North American Birds" Reader's Digest
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