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Note: During all years of the Saskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas drought conditions persisted and the Atlas range maps for all waterfowl, waterbirds, and wetland-associated species should be viewed as characteristic of distribution and abundance during dry conditions. Read the full drought statement here.
Excerpts Adapted from the Birds of Saskatchewan:
Until 1985, Clark's Grebe was considered a light colour morph of the Western Grebe (AOU 1985). It has similar physical features, behaviour, and habitat. It occurs in almost the same geographic area but is much less common than the Western Grebe, particularly in the northern and eastern fringes of the latter's range (AOU 1998). In Western Grebe colonies in Saskatchewan, initial reports were fewer than 1% Clark's (De Smet 1987).
Like Western Grebes, Clark's Grebes are found in marshy edges of larger freshwater lakes. In Oregon, they have been found to forage farther from shore than Western Grebes, and thus may take advantage of a different feeding niche (Ratti 1985). On Last Mountain Lake, adults and growing young move from sheltered nesting sites to more open water as the season progresses.
Since about 1990, Clark's Grebe has been confirmed as a rare and regular breeder at Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area, at Valeport on the south end of Last Mountain Lake, at least occasionally at Reed Lake (De Smet 1987, Koes and Taylor 1990d, Koes and Taylor 1993a), and probably at Cypress Lake and Chaplin Marsh (SBDB). Birds?probably non-breeding, but this warrants closer study?have been seen during the summer on over 20 lakes north to Turtle Lake and Lenore Lake (SBDB).
Original text by Robert Warnock and Alan R. Smith. Text adapted by Daniel J. Sawatzky
Read more about the Clark's Grebe in the Birds of Saskatchewan here.
Recommended citation: Latremouille, L. M. 2025. Clark's Grebe in Latremouille, L. M., S. L. Van Wilgenburg, C. B. Jardine, D. Lepage, A. R. Couturier, D. Evans, D. Iles, and K. L. Drake (eds.). 2025. The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Saskatchewan, 2017-2021. Birds Canada. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan https://sk.birdatlas.ca/accounts/speciesaccount.jsp?sp=CLGR&lang=en [14 Nov 2025]
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