[texbirds] Re: Black Rail sighting San Bernard
- From: David Sarkozi <david@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Dennis Shepler <dawgler@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 08:38:41 -0600
One note, to the best of my knowledge there is no solid record of a
Yellow Rail calling in Texas, Black Rails, you can't get them to be
quite, but Yellows are silent to the best of my knowledge and
experience.
If you do think you have a Yellow Rail calling, do try to get a
recording, even if its just a voice memo on a smart phone. It would be
the first documentation of a Yellow Rail calling in Texas.
I've spent a lot of time listening on the Yellow Rail Prairie at
Anahauc with no luck on Yellow Rail.
If you do want to go listen for Black Rail I recall reading a Florida
study where Black Rails called more on the full moon.
On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 5:36 AM, Dennis Shepler <dawgler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Howdy Texbirders,
> Additionally, one cannot use electronic calls on the Refuge. Yet, there
> is much habitat in the area that could possibly have the rail present. One
> place that one might consider is FM 2918, which extends from FM 2611 to the
> Intracoastal Waterway. The area has extensive habitat for the rail, which
> Saltmeadow Cordgrass (*Spartina* *patens*) ...or Saltmarsh Hay. One might
> consider a night trip to the area and listen for both the Black Rail or
> Yellow Rail.
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David Sarkozi
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