The Horned Grebe is a member of the grebe family of water birds.Horned grebes resemble small, compact ducks with short, pointed bills. They are 31 to 38 cm long and weigh 300 to 570 g.Male and female horned grebes are similar in appearance, but the male is slightly larger than the female and has brighter breeding plumage.
Horned grebes begin breeding when they are 1 year old.Horned Grebe Breeds on large and small lakes and ponds, floodwaters, sloughs, wet marshes. and calmer river and stream backwaters; where vegetation is present. Often solitary. but with a number of nests near each other at times. Nests usually in small bays. with tall vegetation in the water providing cover.
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