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An uncommon spring and fall migrant, common winter resident, and rare summer visitor along the Colorado River, primarily from Glen Canyon Dam to Soap Creek (RM 11) and on upper Lake Mead, with numbers peaking in February (Spence, 2006). Breeding has been documented in only a handful of instances. Away from the river, it is an uncommon spring and fall migrant. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.

(Fulica americana) * American Coot is an uncommon spring and fall migrant, common winter resident, and rare summer visitor along the Colorado River, primarily from Glen Canyon Dam to Soap Creek (RM 11) and on upper Lake Mead, with numbers peaking in February (Spence, 2006). Breeding has been documented in only a handful of instances. Away from the river, it is an uncommon spring and fall migrant. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.