If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Saturday, October 3, 2015

American Coot (Fulica americana)


4/8/07 Doane Pond, Palomar Mountain State Park, N. San Diego County, CA 
5/6/07 Doane Pond, Palomar Mountain State Park, N. San Diego County, CA

5/6/07 Doane Pond, Palomar Mountain State Park, N. San Diego County, CA
5/6/07 Doane Pond, Palomar Mountain State Park, N. San Diego County, CA
2/9/02 Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, Los Angeles County, CA
11/17/02 Mission Bay, San Diego, San Diego County, CA
7/25/04 Legg Lake, Whittier Narrows Recreation Area, South El Monte, Los Angeles County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: American Coot

SPECIES: Fulica americana

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/19/1998

LOCATION: Lake at Sunnymead Ranch, Moreno Valley, Riverside County, CA

From Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Western Region

IDENTIFYING MARKS: 15"; Slate-colored; ducklike; white bill; partial ring around tip of bill. 

VOICE: A wide variety of calls, most of which sound like the toots of a tiny toy trumpet.
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