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American coot

Fulica americana

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Description:

small duck-like bird with distinctive white bill

Habitat:

spotted in lake in county wilderness park

Reference Links:

American Coot, Life History, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
auntnance123
Good question, Alice. It led me to this: http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/species/American_Coot.html Who knew?!
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PublishedNovember 25, 2011

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