I found a coot today, lying in the middle of Powhatan Dr., while I was driving to work. Picked him (her?) up, put him in the back seat on a poncho I had there and went on to work. I thought it was a dark duck, but found when I got it to the Wildlife Rescue vet (yeah Castle-West Vet Hospital!) that he was an American coot. Just trying to figure out what he was doing in my neighbourhood really. The closest bodies of water aren't really. Coots are marsh creatures- not little city made pond creatures....but they may be opportunists. Anyway, little fella had a busted up wing, damaged left leg and some contusions. Probably had a run-in with a car. The number of cats in the neighbourhood prohibited me just leaving him there. After a recent run in with a lazy group of young ducks, I am wondering if there is some weird attraction in my life recently for waterfowl. Rather Twilight Zone really.....