American Coot
Size: 13 – 16 inches
Can be found in ponds, marshes, lakes, on the edges of the Bay, and city parks.
Food: mostly algae, some fish, tadpoles, worms, snails, insects, crustaceans, insects and eggs of other birds.
Surface dips, steals food from ducks.
Nest: floating (fresh water)
In Marin: year round
Coots are not ducks. They do not have webbed feet.
Sounds: croaking kuk and ka-ha-ha