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 > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > > -- David Sarkozi Houston, TX (713) 412-4409 twitter ID dsarkozi Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner