 The Zapata rail usually breeds in Cladium jamaicensis sawgrass , building the nest above water @-@ level on a raised tussock . Breeding occurs around September , and possibly also in December and January . American ornithologist James Bond found a nest containing three white eggs 60 cm ( 2 ft ) above water level in sawgrass , but little else is known of the breeding biology . Rails are usually monogamous , and all have precocial chicks which are fed and guarded by the adults . 
