Where Do Grebes Nest?

Sarah Jenkins
Sarah Jenkins
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Nest Placement Western Grebes Build Their Nests Near the Water's Edge in Emergent Vegetation, Usually Rushes or Reeds, Less Often in Pondweed or Milfoil. Water...

Where Do Grebes Nest?

Nest Placement
Western Grebes build their nests near the water's edge in emergent vegetation, usually rushes or reeds, less often in pondweed or milfoil. Water depth below the nest is usually less than a foot, and most nest sites are sheltered from wave action. Both male and female build the nest together.

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The call of this water bird, the Pied-billed Grebe, is unusual isn't it! Their nests are unusual too – little platforms of plant material that float on water, hidden behind vegetation.

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