Dipper Duck; Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

Occurrence in Amherst & Connecticut Valley, Mass.

C19

Not uncommon in Adams' and Hadley ponds, and the Connecticut River. Very possibly breeds.

C20

In spring, from the thawing of ice to May, uncommon; in Summer, a rare, very local breederl from late August (exceptionally mid-July) till early November or even till ice closes in, fairly common; in Winter, casual

March - December

C21

Not observed by Fischer 1977; not recorded in the Amherst College Bird Survey 2008.

Habitat

ponds, lakes, marshes, salt bays

Nest Materials

floating plant material, standing vegetation

19th-20th Century Field Notes

DIPPER DUCK . GREBE . Above , dark - brownish , feathers edged with paler ; beneath , silky - white . Length , 13 in . Not uncommon in Adams ' and Hadley ponds and the Connecticut river .

—H.L. Clark, 1887

21st Century Conservation Notes

Least concern*