"Inhabit marshes with permanent water and emergent vegetation such as cattails, bulrush, flags and reeds. Average depth of water at nest sites 18 inches."
Distribution
"Uncommon summer resident in northwest (local), rare winter resident in northwest, (accidental elsewhere), rare transient*01*."
County List
ADAIR, ATCHISON, BOONE, BUCHANAN, CALLAWAY, CHARITON, CLINTON, HOLT, PLATTE, PUTNAM, RAY, SALINE, ST. CHARLES, ST. LOUIS
