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AboutThisBirdAbout—Seldomseenbutoftenheard,thismedium-sizedraillivesinmarshesacrossmuchofourcontinent.ThisbirdandtheSora ...

5-13. Pale buff, lightly spotted with brown and gray. Incubation is by both parents, about 18-20 days.

Downy young leave nest soon after hatching. Both parents feed young and brood them while they are small. Family remains on breeding territory until chicks are full-grown, then adults may depart, while young remain. Chicks are fed by parents until they are 2-3 weeks old, then become independent; are able to fly at about 25 days.

Forages by probing in mud or shallow water, picking items from ground or from plants, or stalking small creatures and capturing them with a swift thrust of the bill.

Mostly insects, crayfish, snails; some seeds. Feeds on a wide variety of aquatic insects and their larvae, especially beetles, flies, dragonflies, many others. Also eats crayfish, earthwo...