Common Gallinule

Local birder Steve Spitzer found a Common Gallinule inside Montrose Harbor today. I relocated the bird late in the afternoon. Common Gallinule is extremely rare at Montrose, with perhaps 2 previous records. It was also a new Montrose bird for me, number 327. This species was known as Common Moorhen until very recently.

For a complete list of the birds seen at Montrose, see the Montrose List.