Photo Details
July
25, 2004 - Bear River MBR, Box Elder County, Utah, ©Nicky
Davis
Description
L
25 WS 24, Long, thin, dull yellow-green bill, Long neck, dark
head, back of neck, back and wings, dark surrounds eye, white throat
and underparts, short, small tail necessitates navigation with lobed
feet.
Builds
floating platform nest in shallow ponds, winters on coastal water and
open
lakes.
Toxins,
predatory fish, coots, crows, gulls, herons, raccoon, mankind
contribute
to declining population.
Utah
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