William L. Finley, Nature Magazine. 
WESTERN GREBE (Aechmophorus occidentalis) . 
Length: 2 feet. Range: Western North America. The 
parent bird lays four or five eggs on a floating raft of 
lake grass. The young birds are agile swimmers and 
divers. Grebes are sturdy fliers, making long journeys 
during migration. 
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