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BrantaMedia.Com’s Birds of Newfoundland-American Coot-Fulica americana

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An American Coot is a rare sighting in Newfoundland, but they may occasionally be seen in lakes and ponds in the province. At close range you may see a small patch of red on an American Coot’s forehead. American Coots eat aquatic plants, beetles, crustaceans, dragonflies, fish, salamanders and tadpoles. Even though the American Coot swims like a duck, it does not have webbed feet like waterfowl or gulls. all of an American Coot’s toes have broad lobes of skin that help it kick through the water. The lobes … Continue