Notes: This was one of a large family (6-8 chicks and 2 adults) that I was lucky enough to see crossing the gravel road on the wildlife loop in mid-afternoon. They did not stay out in the open for long! The parents and chicks called back and forth to each other, the chicks giving soft, high-pitched, descending whistles, until the last chick was safely hidden in the reeds. The chicks were about the size of mice (perhaps 3 inches from head to toe) and just as quick, lowering their heads and scurrying across the road faster than I could follow with the camera.