Common Gallinule
A medium-sized marsh bird with long legs and toes, the Common Gallinule is charcoal gray with a white stripe down it’s side and white outer tail feathers. Adults have a red shield above their red bill which as a yellow tip. It bobs it’s head as it swims. Look for them hiding in cattails and marsh vegetation at the Coastal Heritage Preserve.
Compare to the Purple Gallinule.
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