ML648991949

Observation details

Awesome find by Dave Haupt and big thanks to Jeff, Amy, and Zoe for walking up after I had been out for about 30 minutes and immediately finding it! My third Common Gallinule for the county and a new Wingwatchers Trail bird, luckily had time for a quick stop on my way to Summer Lake. This evening it was on the near shore at the edge of the ice, frequently disappearing entirely into the reeds, but occasionally moving out along the edge of the ice and nabbing small somethings out of the water. Juvenile bird with brown back, white horizontal stripe along the flank, white undertail that it was frequently flicking as it swam, large dark bill. Poor digibins