Mystery Bird: Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena

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[Mystery bird] Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena, photographed in Kearny, Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]

Image: Richard Ditch, 23 November 2006 [larger view].

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Winter-plumaged Red-necked Grebe. Heavy yellow bill, see the winter, dulled-down version of the white face patch, etc.

Not exactly typical in Arizona.