Horned Grebe Range Map

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Migration

Medium- to long-distance migrant. Migration is mostly nocturnal, but diurnal movements are apparent in some locations such as the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay.

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Grebes(Order: Podicipediformes, Family: Podicipedidae)

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