Habitat:

• Prefers permanent water on marshes, lakes, ponds, rivers, lagoons, reservoirs and ditches.
• Diet is varied but consists mostly of grains, grasses, plant shoots and roots, and small fish and other aquatic life.

Notes:

• Builds nests of grasses, feathers and down, usually on the ground or on beaver lodges or muskrat houses. Will also nest in abandoned large bird nests, on man-made platforms and in trees.

Be sure to check local regulations for hunting or trapping information on this species.