Western Grebe Cresent City CA Harbor March 2024

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Western Grebes are crisp black and white, with a sharp transition between black and white extending down the neck. The head and most of the face are black, with white below the eye. The bill is yellowish or greenish yellow and the eye is red at close range.
Western Grebes are almost always in the water, where they dive for prey or rest on the surface. They can disappear for long periods during dives. Courting birds have a captivating display in which the pair races side by side across the water, their necks gracefully curved and bills pointed to the sky.
Breeding birds use freshwater lakes; nonbreeding birds are found in both freshwater and saltwater environments, though never far from shore in oceans.