Least Grebe
These grebes are very rare in Florida. Our one record is of 3 birds found in a phosphate pit, following a tropical storm in the fall of 1998. The birds were never seen after the initial sighting.

 

Pied-billed Grebe *
A fairly common to abundant permanent resident which is spread thinly through the lakes in summer but winters in the phosphate mines in large numbers. A high count of 420 was observed in late December 1996. The LCBC high count of 527 was in 1993.

 

Horned Grebe
An increasingly uncommon winter visitor, November to March, found on the larger lakes. They were formerly much more abundant. Recent counts number only a few dozen compared to hundreds of a few years ago. The earliest date is the first of November, 1998 in a PPM. The LCBC high count of 325 was in 1981 and 300 in 1976.

Eared Grebe
A rare but local regular winter visitor, September to early May, found on some lakes and more commonly in the PPM. The high count of 24 was in February 2001, which grew to 28 by April at a PPM. On 16 September, 2000, a bird in breeding plumage was found at PPM. In April of 2001, 6 birds had molted to breeding plumage. The LCBC high count of 2 was in 1992

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