Coots on the Gulf Coast!

Carl

Carl

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Saw the first coots of the season this morning on the drive over the Mobile Bay Causeway!
A sure sign that fall has arrived and the migration has started.
 
Carl,

Are these Coots the American Coot type, or the coastal Black Scoter sometimes referred to as "Coot"?

I always prefer your redhead reports :)

Best,

Rob
 
American coots!

I have seen about a total of 5 or 6 scoters down here since 1997. Only ones that I ever saw in the decoys was after I had unloaded the gun and was putting down the blind!
I've seen one oldsquaw in all these years.
 
Coots really showed up overnight on this north wind, spot that was empty yesterday had about 100 this morning. Its a good sign that the gadwalls aren't far behind.
 
Last Friday morning I was out watching our woody marsh seeing if there were enough using it for a sat. morning hunt. When finished I slipped across river to my big blind and got in a little retrieving practice from dog door for new pup. As I was leaving boat blind I drifted by front of blind and noticed an odd shape and color in bushing. On closer examination it was a coot setting in the bushing right at water level. Eased up to it and it just buried itself into dead cedar bushing. First coot I,ve ever seen on this stretch of Pocomoke river in my entire life. We do have a few that show up yearly towards the coast about 10 miles away. Got some cell pics but can,t really see it well after it hid in pics.This same blind about 6 years ago I killed a surf scoter from . Only one of those I,ve ever seen on that river. Blind seems to attract odditys!
 
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