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Horned grebe

Podiceps auritus

CA Special Concern

California Species of Special Concern

Small diving waterbird with black head, white cheeks, and distinctive ear tufts. Winter visitor to Bay Area wetland gardens; fish predator maintaining aquatic ecosystem balance.

Plants that support Horned grebe

1 plants

Big Leaf Sedge

Carex amplifolia

moderate

perennial herb

constructs floating nests from sedge material in shallow marsh wetlands April-June

Bay Area native