Hi,
Tim and I have heard Virginia Rails also at Happy Valley Park near the S.E.
145th and Ridgecrest Rd. parking area about 6pm. There is a nature trail there
and they are quite vocal, but rarely seen. We heard them last week.
Rachel Janzen
Happy Valley, OR
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Jeff
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2016 9:10 PM
To: Oregon birders
Subject: [obol] Virginia Rails at Crystal Springs, PDX
On Saturday afternoon, 5 March, I was surprised to hear a Virginia Rail giving
the kidick kidick call from the emergent irises and cattails at the very south
end of the foot path, where it curves back around toward the entrance (a fairly
new beaver dam is < 25 m east of the spot, and the green from a par 3 hole is
across the water less than 50 m away, a little wedge punch shot). I got out my
phone and did a quick playback, and the bird answered, as did another nearby,
which gave some grunts. Then they duetted. A mated pair, I suspect.
Don't know if this is unusual, but it's a first for me in 9 years of visiting
the place. Granted, I've never played any rail calls there before. If anyone
has a comment on the presence of rails there I'd love to hear about it.
Jeff Marks
SE PDX
