Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
This is the largest North American grebe 56-74 cm (22"-29") long. 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 the same features, behavior and habitat, and hybirds are known.
The Western Grebe has black around the eyes and a straight greenish-yellow bill. The downy young of Western are grey.
Western Grebes nest in colonies of hundreds on large inland lakes, sometimes using coastal marshes, in western North America. It has a spectacular courtship displays; two birds will rear up and patter across the water's surface. Northern birds migrate west to coastal ocean in winter; birds in the southwest and Mexico may be permanent residents.
Great Horned Owl
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Phainopepla
Western Scrub Jay
Cactus Wren
Costa's Hummingbird
Loggerhead Shrike
Pinyon Jay
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Verdin
Black-headed Grosbeak
Black-throated Sparrow
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Great-tailed Grackle
Hermit Warbler
House Finch
Summer Tanager
Vermilion Flycatcher
Western Tanager
Killdeer
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Wilson's Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Clark's Grebe
Western Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Belted Kingfisher
Canada Goose
Great Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Northern Flicker
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Common Yellowthroat
American Coot
Snowy Egret
White-faced Ibis
American Avocet