[texbirds] Re: Seven Yellow Rails and A Black Rail to Boot

  • From: David Sarkozi <david@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Berner Family <jcazberner@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:49:04 -0500

I hear that after the morning walk the Featherfest Group had a Short-eared
Owl flyover. I went back to the Yellow Rail Prairie at dusk and was lucky
enough to have it hunting out over the Yellow Rail Prairie. Combine that
with 4 Scarlet Tanagers in one tree in the Jackson Prairie Woodlot at the
end of the day I have to call this one of the best days I've had at Anahuac
in the last year.

On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 7:55 PM, Berner Family <jcazberner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Texbirders:
>
> A group of about twenty of us had a great time on the 4PM Anahuac Yellow
> Rail Walk this afternoon. The group had great looks at seven yellow rails
> (I believe more than had been seen on the previous 5 walks this year).
>
> The walk started apparently inauspiciously for me when a good size dark
> rodent jumped over my boot a few yards into the Yellow Rail prairie.
> However maybe it was a good omen. About 75 yards into the prairie, a couple
> spotted a small dark bird. After the group gathered around it, I looked
> down and a black rail was literally on top of my boot. It then ran through
> my legs and flew a very short distance. Can't ask for a better look. The
> whole group got good looks. David indicated it was the first black rail he
> had seen since Hurricane Ike. On the way back I also nearly stepped on one
> of the three Soras we saw. All in all a fun experience. Thanks David!
>
> David Sarkozi and the Friends of Anahuac are running six more rail walks
> this season
>
> Sunday April 14; 7 am and 4 pm
> Saturday April 20; 7 am and 4 pm
> Sunday April 21; 7 am and 4 pm
> John Berner
> W. Houston/Katy
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