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1 June 2018 Least Grebes (Tachybaptus dominicus) Nesting on a Non-Floating Concrete Structure at Roatán, Honduras
Floyd E. Hayes
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Abstract

Grebes typically build floating nests that are attached to vegetation and very rarely construct nests on non-floating structures. On 29 August 2017, a pair of Least Grebes (Tachybaptus dominicus) was photographed nesting on top of a non-floating concrete structure on a sewage pond at Roatán, Honduras. This observation demonstrates that Least Grebes may nest on artificial ponds lacking sufficient vegetation for constructing and anchoring a floating nest provided that a suitable flat and hard surface is available just above the water's surface.

Floyd E. Hayes "Least Grebes (Tachybaptus dominicus) Nesting on a Non-Floating Concrete Structure at Roatán, Honduras," Waterbirds 41(2), 183-185, (1 June 2018). https://doi.org/10.1675/063.041.0211
Received: 13 November 2017; Accepted: 2 December 2017; Published: 1 June 2018
KEYWORDS
Honduras
Least Grebe
nesting behavior
Roatán
Tachybaptus dominicus
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