OK. Enough is enough. No more denial. No more looking over my shoulder. Commonly referred to as mud hen or mud duck, the American coot is neither a duck nor a hen but is actually a giant member of the ...

There will be a real bonus for people who come to watch the migrating tundra swans and other waterfowl feeding and resting near Brownsville, Minn. Scores, maybe hundreds, of bald eagles are also ...

For seven years, migrating birds known as American coots have taken up residence in the 15-acre, man-made lake that serves as the centerpiece of Bridgeport, a subdivision in Valencia, amid the thirsty ...

A small duck-like bird, the American Coot’s black body, red eyes, and white beak makes it one of the more easily identified waterfowl. A flock of coots is sometimes called a “commotion” or a “swarm.” ...

One early spring day, Barb and Joe Rogers, managers of Wildlife Recovery Association, happily watched a coot as it slowly worked its way along the edge of Little Swamp Sanctuary's wetland, pushing ...

Every bird that floats on the water is not a duck. The American coot (Fulica americana) is a duck-sized black bird with a white bill that floats on water. It's often given the nickname mudhen. In ...

That's what I think of whenever I see a funny-looking bird called an American coot. This water bird, with a charcoal-colored body and a white beak, is about the same size as a chicken. When on land, ...