Utah Bird Profile
 Sora - Porzana carolina

Name Roots: (I. porzana, "the crake" - of Carolina)

In Utah:   
by Jack Binch

Other Photos - ID / Song

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests in a floating or in a ground in a saucer nest. This species is not a cowbird host. During the breeding season, this species is an omnivore: fresh-marsh forager. During the non-breeding seasons this species is an omnivore: marsh forager.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in wetlands habitat.
  
How to find:  

|   USGS Profile  (Geological Survey)    |   US Winter Range Map   |   US Summer Range Map   |
  

Occur. (FS,RW)

(See Legend)

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