on 8/6/05 10:24 PM, Eugene J. Scarpulla at  wrote:

> A pair of American Coots were last seen in the South Cell on June 4, 2005.
> I had hoped that these were potential breeders, but after not seeing them
> for two months, I had abandoned hope.  It appears that they were here all
> the while nesting unseen in the phragmites.  (According to the Atlas,
> incubation takes 21 to 22 days and the young are incapable of flight until
> about 75 days after hatching.)
> 
> The American Coots are the highlight of Hart-Miller's atlas survey (in
> addition to Pied-billed Grebe, Least Bittern, and Coastal Plain Swamp
> Sparrow).

That is great Gene. Can't wait to see your Field Card for Hart-Miller.

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Elliot Kirschbaum
Shepherdstown, WV
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