Very similar in appearance to western grebe – down paler and bill becoming more yellow
Approximate Hatch Weights:
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
Common Name: Grebes
Region: Western
Chick Type: Precocial
Down: Dark gray down with white underside
Skin Color:
Bill: Long and straight and black
Foot Type: Lobate
Gape:
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Gray
Legs and Feet: Gray to greenish legs and feet
Eggs
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/IMG_5761.jpeg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
Eggs
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/IMG_5767.jpeg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
Eggs
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/IMG_5773.jpeg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/10/Rec-8813-CLGR-5-Nov-2019-Holmgren-M.jpeg)
Photo by Mark Holmgren
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/10/Rec-8815-CLGR-5-Nov-2019-Holmgren-M.jpeg)
Photo by Mark Holmgren