The grebe population quickly dwindled and practically went extinct because of a loss of trees caused by the lumber town founded by Jacob Katzenellenbogan. This town would become an official city in 1903. In the present day, Professor Conrad Twitter saw a green-tailed grebe in the woods around Elwood City. He made a recording of its call but did not have a camera with him. His interview on Nature News with Dale Drowzman inspired Brain to look for the grebe himself. He and Buster were able to find one but failed to take a picture.