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Podiceps nigricollis
Residency: Winters in Southern half of state and summers in North.
Diet: Eats small fish, crustaceans, mollusks, aquatic insects and eggs of leaches.
Predators: Nest predation by American Coots. Adult predators are Herring Gull, Great-horned Owl and Coyotes.
Nesting: Nest is a floating platform of fresh and decayed vegetation and is attached to surrounding vegetation. Eggs 3-9 per clutch, dull bluish white, 1 brood per year.
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Notes: Migrates only at night and is flightless for 9-10 months of the year.
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