The Horned Grebe has distinctive yellowish horns behind its eyes. During breeding season, its feathers turn red. It nests in shallow freshwater marshes and bays, then moves to coastal areas in winter. Its population is declining due to loss of wetlands and other threats. Protecting wetlands and reducing pollution, fishing line entanglements, and oil spills can help save the Horned Grebe. Though its numbers are decreasing, the species has potential for survival if its environment remains clean and breeding continues.

2. The Horned Grebe has yellowish colored tuffs
‘horns’ behind its eyes. During breeding season its
red feathers come out and give it more of a
distinct look compared to other normal black and
white feathers that most birds have. They tend to
nest is shallow fresh water marshes and bays then
move to bigger cost lines during winter months.
Their diet consists of mostly various types of small
water creatures. Most of its
breeding range is located
from Ontario to British Columbia and north to Alaska.

3. It is not known for sure why the Horned Grebes
population is declining across North America. It is
suspected that populations are threatened by the
loss of wetlands to agriculture and development.
Recurring droughts across the prairies, oil spills and
being killed in fishing nets may also have an impact
on their decreasing population.

4. There are several ways you can help save species that
are endangered such as the Horned Grebe. Simple
things as just being cautious while out fishing or just not
polluting their homes. The government also helps to
protect species at risk by making laws.
For example:
 In Quebec the Horned Grebe is protected under the
Quebec Act Respecting Threatened or Vulnerable
Species.
 The Horned Grebe is also protected under the Migratory
Birds Convention Act, 1994, which prohibits harming
migratory birds, their nests or their eggs.

5. After doing research and learning all about the
Horned Grebe I think it has some chance of
survival. Even though they are slowly decreasing
if we keep breeding them and keeping their
environment clean they can grow. In the future if
we aren't careful on what areas we expand and
develop onto the Horned Grebe and lots of
species like it might die out or become
endangered too. In my opinion I think the Horned
Grebe still has lots of time left before they die out.

6. 
While sleeping the
Horned Grebe will
place its neck onto its
back with its head off
to one side while
facing forward
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The bird eats its own
feathers on a regular
basis so that its stomach
contains plugs which act
as a filtration system and
to store food such as fish
bones until digestion can
occur.

7. http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/eng/sct7/sct
7_3_13_e.cfm
 http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/species/s
peciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=1046
 http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodcons
ume/groups/lr/@mnr/@species/docume
nts/document/276683.pdf
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