Adult - ML303193191 — Adult © Daniel Irons eBird S63151142 Macaulay Library ML 202472221

Juvenile - ML71547101 — Juvenile © Jay McGowan

Adult - ML303193371 — Adult © Brad Imhoff

Adult and chick - ML303193541 — Adult and chick © Megan Buers

Adult - ML303193641 — Adult © August Davidson-Onsgard

Adult - ML303193971 — Adult © miriam avello

Habitat - ML303193781 — Habitat © nicole-marie pettinelli

American Coot Fulica americana

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Identification

Plump, chicken-like bird that acts like a duck. Gray overall with blacker head and white bill. Tiny tail and short wings. Feet are large, yellow-green, and oddly lobed. Head jerks back and forth when swimming. Forages for aquatic vegetation anywhere with water: ponds, city parks, marshes, reservoirs, lakes, ditches, and saltmarshes.

Statistics

725Observations
30With photos
0With audio

Weekly Bar Chart

Weekly Bar Chart
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Week Frequency: 8.8	Week Frequency: 9.3	Week Frequency: 10.4	Week Frequency: 13.0	Week Frequency: 11.1	Week Frequency: 10.3	Week Frequency: 9.7	Week Frequency: 10.4	Week Frequency: 8.8	Week Frequency: 5.1	Week Frequency: 9.0	Week Frequency: 8.5	Week Frequency: 6.8	Week Frequency: 4.8	Week Frequency: 2.9	Week Frequency: 3.8	Week Frequency: 2.8	Week Frequency: 0.8	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 1.4	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 1.7	Week Frequency: 1.0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 1.3	Week Frequency: 2.9	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 0	Week Frequency: 1.1	Week Frequency: 1.1	Week Frequency: 3.3	Week Frequency: 3.9	Week Frequency: 3.9	Week Frequency: 5.3	Week Frequency: 3.4	Week Frequency: 1.8	Week Frequency: 8.0	Week Frequency: 7.5	Week Frequency: 8.9	Week Frequency: 7.6