American coot old. The American coot is a migratory bird that occupies most of North America. It lives in the Pacific and southwestern United States and Mexico year-round and occupies more northeastern regions during the summer breeding season. In the winter they can be found as far south as Panama. Coots generally build floating nests and lay 8–12 eggs per clutch. Females and males have similar appearances, but they can be distinguished during aggressive displays by the larger ruff (head plumage) on the male. American coots eat primarily algae and other aquatic plants but also animals (both vertebrates and invertebrates) when available.
Coot (trawler) Coot (trawler) The Coot "(GK 310)" was the first Icelandic trawler. She was built in 1892 by the Glasgow firm William H. Hamilton & Co. and purchased in Aberdeen. Prior to the arrival of the "Coot" there had attempts by various foreign owned companies to run trawling fleets off Iceland but these had not proved commercially successful. A Devon fisherman Mr. Pike Ward registered a trawler in Iceland, the Utopia, but it was not a commercial success due to what might be termed "alcohol related human capital problems". The "Coot" operated from Hafnarfjörður between 1905 and 1908. It was owned