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Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
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BirdsIn Lorain County, Ohio

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pied-billed Grebe in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Podicipediformes
Family
Podicipedidae
Genus
Podilymbus
Near Lorain County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (35)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (46)
  • Recorded, season not shown (6)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Pied-billed Grebe by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, summer
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County62 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Franklin County31 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hamilton County31 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain County30 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County81 · Season shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Summit County85 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Lorain County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 30 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lorain County · records of all species each week, 26,475 in all

Records per week from 30 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Pied-billed Grebe in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Pied-billed GrebeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000193
Jan 11–1700115
Jan 18–240075
Jan 25–310059
Feb 1–700101
Feb 8–140099
Feb 15–210084
Feb 22–280049
Mar 1–700114
Mar 8–1400103
Mar 15–2111258
Mar 22–2800139
Mar 29 – Apr 400228
Apr 5–1122376
Apr 12–1811561
Apr 19–2511560
Apr 26 – May 2001,122
May 3–900824
May 10–1600793
May 17–2311901
May 24–3000886
May 31 – Jun 600771
Jun 7–1300797
Jun 14–20001,124
Jun 21–2711954
Jun 28 – Jul 400770
Jul 5–1121973
Jul 12–1800957
Jul 19–25001,240
Jul 26 – Aug 100912
Aug 2–800907
Aug 9–1500769
Aug 16–2200768
Aug 23–2900788
Aug 30 – Sep 511959
Sep 6–1200907
Sep 13–1900817
Sep 20–2621745
Sep 27 – Oct 342508
Oct 4–1011597
Oct 11–1700343
Oct 18–2432426
Oct 25–3100297
Nov 1–722278
Nov 8–1411210
Nov 15–2131121
Nov 22–2811100
Nov 29 – Dec 500118
Dec 6–120060
Dec 13–1900224
Dec 20–2611187
Dec 27 – Jan 222208

In Ohio

Late February to mid-July, middle week mid-April, and again late August to late December, middle week late October

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 914 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Pied-billed Grebe in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Pied-billed GrebeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–101166,211
Jan 11–17545,146
Jan 18–24644,645
Jan 25–31434,698
Feb 1–7756,023
Feb 8–14745,888
Feb 15–21115,436
Feb 22–28646,846
Mar 1–7668,321
Mar 8–1413710,384
Mar 15–2115712,620
Mar 22–2821813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 441919,661
Apr 5–11681026,860
Apr 12–18611039,925
Apr 19–2542841,623
Apr 26 – May 234756,391
May 3–916752,952
May 10–1628953,785
May 17–2315657,698
May 24–305454,651
May 31 – Jun 68453,099
Jun 7–135253,700
Jun 14–206456,625
Jun 21–279555,361
Jun 28 – Jul 414458,477
Jul 5–1112661,336
Jul 12–185364,722
Jul 19–2510569,753
Jul 26 – Aug 17459,416
Aug 2–82159,712
Aug 9–156355,994
Aug 16–226254,328
Aug 23–2910551,772
Aug 30 – Sep 515757,167
Sep 6–1228859,075
Sep 13–1914954,543
Sep 20–2621845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 328943,180
Oct 4–1027737,841
Oct 11–17211030,824
Oct 18–2445721,156
Oct 25–3126619,021
Nov 1–733914,172
Nov 8–1434912,621
Nov 15–212697,965
Nov 22–2826108,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51776,083
Dec 6–121366,004
Dec 13–191575,423
Dec 20–26645,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2758,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • American Coot Fulica americana88 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Mallard Anas platyrhynchos58 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis45 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena38 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus34 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Open water52%3%
Developed23%49%
Wetland12%5%
Farmland6%11%
Forest3%31%
Grassland and shrub3%0.9%
Barren2%0.6%

From 269 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

914 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.