NONGAME, STATE ENDANGERED, STATE RANK S1, GLOBAL RANK G5
Primary Habitat
"Wetland matrix"
Preferred Habitat
"Inhabit marshes, swamps and lowland forests with shrubs and robust emergent vegetation. Prefer vegetation average 3.92 m tall and nest trees averaging 6.77 cm dbh."
Distribution
"Rare summer resident in southeast, rare summer visitant elsewhere *01*."
County List
BOLLINGER, BUCHANAN, CAPE GIRARDEAU, CHARITON, CLINTON, DUNKLIN, HOLT, JACKSON, MACON, MISSISSIPPI, NEW MADRID, PEMISCOT, PERRY, PIKE, RANDOLPH, SCOTT, ST. CHARLES, ST. CLAIR, ST. LOUIS, STODDARD, VERNON