Wacky bird surrendered

Anyone know what this guy is? We think he may be a grebe? Someone found him unable to fly or walk and surrendered him today. He is going to a wildlife rehabilitation facility this evening! He’s a feisty little cuss

Yezzum, grebe. Cant recall what type. Tray would know if he sees this.

Thank you for the rescue.

Western Grebe or Clarks Grebe.

Cool it looks healthy if it bird fly you will know right away. Good luck

The slow cooker kind.

so when they drop them off like that they lay a couple Bens on the counter to help or they just expect you to work for free?

Western Grebe, handle carefully those beaks can draw blood.

I believe most grebes need water to take off. Here in Utah we often have grebes land on roads in the winter thinking they are rivers. They can’t get the running start to take off. Don’t know where they picked this one up, but maybe?

We do ask for donations and we also have them sign a surrender form. Too many idiots want wildlife treated and then they want the animal back to keep as a pet

Additionally, most clients expect us to care for THEIR own pets without them paying.
“You people don’t care about animals you’re just in it for the money!!”

Meanwhile I’m driving a 2004 ranger and I have holes in the tops of my tennis shoes

I was told the person found it NEAR water but he cannot even stand up. I have never seen one before nor heard of them in our area. He must be passing through!

I was going to mention that, their feet are far back on the body , for swimming, not land usage. They can stand at a leaning angle to trudge up onto a nest, then plop down . That's also why they need much more take off room than a bush plane to become airborne.

Loons are the same way.

Thank you all for the insight! I’ll share with my doctor and staff. Don’t worry, you all will get the credit!! My trapper troop!!

I expect to pay but any work I can do myself to cut costs let me know I will do it.

They make really good fox bait... tsk, tsk, tsk....!

Garry-

You don't look old enough to call them tennis shoes! Lol

it's a regional thing
I had to thing of what you would call them if you didn't call them tennis shoes.

My dad always called them tennies, that's what I still call them.

Sneakers, definitely sneakers.

And what the heck is a western grebe doing in Pennsylvania?

Tenner Shoes!!! Good Grief!! Getit right!! Invented by a Mr. Tenner!!

here tennishoes might as well just be a singular word because that is how it is said no break between.

Honestly!!!! I am largely unfamiliar with migratory birds and I was looking to see if it might be a rail or some other kinda bird. I have no clue what he’s doing here. I think someone played a joke on him, maybe slipped him a mickey….

Is it a dovekie?

We called 'em "Non-skid's"!

All y'all are wrong. Down here in the south they are Tenni-shoes!

Grebes, like loons, can't really "walk" on land or stand really. They just lay on their belly and push with their feet. Bad center of gravity they are designed to swim.

Certainly out of its normal range, listed as a rare visitor in Pennsylvania, New York etc. But what the heck, we had pink flamingos and roseate spoonbills sighted here in Wisconsin , been a strange year for bird sightings

Who's yard?

It's definitely a grebe. Their feet are not webbed, but each toe is real wide to function as a webbed foot.