Atypicals (3)
In recent years I’ve seen a small population of American Coots — maybe five or six — all year round.
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American Coot
Getting High (Not)
Preening your breast feathers is hard to do when you’re floating in the water. You could rise up and flap
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Coot Tapas
Restaurants that serve small plates (“tapas”) offer a heavy feast compared to what this mudflat offers the American Coot (Fulica
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Coot Cuddle
The coot population has exploded in the past few weeks. The one or small handful of year-round residents is hosting
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Coot Story
Last year, there were times when American Coots held big family reunions numbering many dozens. Then their ranks thinned and
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Saving Breath
It was 10:30 in the morning already, and plenty of people were up and in the park, so you’d think
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Mixed Feathers
Coots, Mallards, and a few Scaup all share the North Basin cove amicably. There is some aggressive pecking among the
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Coot Explosion
The Coot convention of a week ago snowballed into a Coot mega-flock larger than any I’ve seen them achieve. There
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Coot Convention
The resident year-round population of four or five American Coots exploded this week as more than two dozen migrants flew
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Consolation for No Owls
I’ve been searching for Burrowing Owls in their usual haunts almost daily — sometimes twice daily — since the beginning
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