Abundance: Very common Season: Year round Habitat: Marsh Breeding status: Breeds at or near Upper Newport Bay Slide #50.05.22 - Adult (Feb 1). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature. Slide #50.05.29 - Nest. Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.