I finally located the nest of the pair of pied-billed grebes I have been seeing at the marsh. This morning I happened to see one sitting on the nest, but when I moved closer to get a shot, it moved off. Although I stood quietly for about ten minutes to see if she would return to the nest, both of the parents sat in the water about 20 feet away, waiting for me to leave. Somewhere in this mass of vegetation are the eggs, which should be hatching in a couple of weeks.
Post Script, May 20th: As I walked past this morning, a grebe was on the nest, but as I watched, it rose, pulled some of the vegetation over the eggs, and left the nest, which apparently is common behavior.
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