Horned Grebe (x)
Podiceps auritus
Family Name: Podicipedidae
Date Photographed: December 21, 2022
Location: Seabrook, NH
…two black and white birds that were diving right off the shore. At times I had to run to keep up to them on the beach…
Horned Grebe (x)
Birds of NH #: 36/278
Avg. Clutch Size: 3-8
Avg. Brood/s per year: 1
The horned grebe is a diving bird that spends the breeding season mainly in Canada and Alaska. They have startling red eyes that are hard to miss and has dramatically different breeding and non-breeding plumage. It is only during its migration that it makes it way through New Hampshire. Because of this, most sightings in this area will be of the horned grebe in its more subdued, black and white colors.
December 21, 2022 - First Image
December 21, 2022 - Favorite Image