Yellow-headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, 24.1 cm / 9.5 in. COMMON locally. Nests and roosts in dense reedy marshes.
Camas National Wildlife Refuge, Hamer, Jefferson County, Idaho, United States.
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Immature American Coot, Fulica americana, 39.4 cm. / 15.5 in. COMMON. Shallow ponds and lakes with submerged vegetation near the surface, often close to reed beds.
Camas National Wildlife Refuge, Hamer, Jefferson County, Idaho, United States.
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Immature Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 33 cm. / 13 in. UNCOMMON and local. Nests in shallow ponds and marshes with emergent vegetation. Winters on a wider range of water habitats.
Camas National Wildlife Refuge, Hamer, Jefferson County, Idaho, United States.
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Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis, 33 cm / 13 in. COMMON breeder on shallow ponds and lakes with emergent reeds. Winters on open water, including oceans. Funny background with a background weed which makes it appear as though the bird has a hole in its head. The grebe has just surfaced from a dive.
Camas National Wildlife Refuge, Hamer, Jefferson County, Idaho, United States.
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Immature Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis, 33 cm. / 13 in. COMMON on shallow water with emergent reeds.
Camas Wildlife Refuge, Hamer, Jefferson County, Idaho, United States.
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