On Mother's Day, we headed out to Point Pelee for the day. When walking along the Marsh Boardwalk, I spotted a duck-like bird I had never seen before. He (or she) swam fairly close to where we were standing and stood up on a clump of ???? to groom (probably not the right birding term). I couldn't get over his feet...they are HUGE!!! I was able to get lots of pictures of him. Later along the board walk, I spotted a more experienced birdwatcher (he and his wife both sported binoculars and were watching something far off in the distance). I asked him about this bird and he thought I had described an American Coot and said that they weren't all that common. When I got home, I zoomed in on his head and consulted one of my field guides, and it confirmed that this was in fact an American Coot :)
