71 American Coot

•  A group of American Coots are called a: Codgery / Commotion / Fleet / Shoal / Swarm.
• Coots are kleptoparasitic, meaning when they don't want to hunt for food they will steal it from another.
• They are very social, you will see them in groups. A Swarm are a Commotion both good discriptions of a group.
• They are nick named Marsh or Mud Hens, because of their constant bobbing of their heads both in water and on land.
• Even though they swim like a duck they don't have webbed feet.  Their feet are blobbed and work quite well.
• They are not good at taking off and require a long run to get airborne.
• They have 9 -12 eggs and nest along marsh land and wet areas.
• They are protected and do not have a great fear of man.