Life History Groupings


Migration Status:Short distance migrant

Breeding Habitat:Wetland-open water

Nest Location:Ground-low nesting

Nest Type:Open-cup

Clutch Size:3-4

Length of Incubation: 10-12 days

Days to Fledge:11-14

Number of Broods:2, occasionally 3

Diet:

Primarily:

Lesser Quantities of:

Author:
Gregory Gough
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Clutch size, length of incubation, days to fledge and number of broods from: Ehrlich, P., Dobkin, D., and Wheye, D. (1988). The Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York: Simon and Schuster Inc.
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