[obol] Black Rail RBA (BABY RAIL?)

[Daniel Farrar]

Just saw one of these "Black Rails" at Fern Ridge yesterday.  It was south
of the observation platform at Royal.  It was a young Virginia's.  I had to
do a double take for sure.

Daniel Farrar

On 8/28/07, Bob ARCHER <rillo3 at msn.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi:
>
> I was at another location in Oregon and flushed a very small black colored
> rail.  This one actually flew.  I was with family and did not have any
> method with which to call or locate the bird again. This was late June of
> 2006.  This sent me on a hunt to find what first year rails look like.  I
> have not found much in the normal text.  But what I have found is that
> most
> rails are black in their first year. I need to find out if first year
> rails
> that are still in their balck plumage can fly.  I would have to assume
> that
> any black rail seen in Oregon would have to be a first year hatchling of a
> more common rail.  I would give up the location where I saw my black
> colored
> rail actually flying, but it is on Nature Conservancy property and I do
> not
> know if they want that disclosed.  Suffice to say it was southern Oregon
> and
> is a very sensitive wetland.
>
> Bob Archer
> Portland
>
> >From: "mike denny" <m.denny at charter.net>
> >To: "Obol" <obol at lists.orst.edu>
> >CC: John Gatchet <john.gatchet at oc.npuc.org>, Harry Nehls
> ><hnehls at teleport.com>
> >Subject: [obol] Xantus's Murrelets, Elegant Terns & Black Rail RBA
> >Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:51:40 -0800
> >
> >Hello All,
> >
> >We just walked through the door from an outstanding pelagic trip with the
> >Bird Guide and many friends. We saw a LIFER on the pelagic trip and that
> >was
> >four Xantus's Murrelets off Newport! Wow to see and hear them call was so
> >interesting and exciting. That was on the 25th.
> >
> >  On the 26th off Yaquina Light we observed three Elegant Terns flying
> >south
> >right in front of us at about 10:15 AM.
> >
> >  Then today at 12:10 PM while slowly driving towards the Bay Ocean Spit
> >parking lot just as high tide arrived we had a small black bird pop up on
> >the inner bay side of the road and run across in front of us. It looked
> >like
> >a stunted black dipper, but ran like a rail. It showed very black legs,
> >sharp pointed thin black beak, very short up tilted dark tail and as it
> >reached the west edge of the road it fluttered up the steep slope on
> short
> >rounded black wings and on across the upper road and into the brush along
> >the shoreline of Lake Meares. This all happened so quickly and
> >unexpectantly
> >that the camera sat in its protective cover unused. I marked the site
> where
> >the bird fist appeared at the EAST or RIGHT edge of the road with a pile
> of
> >rocks and then propped up a rock that is shaped like an "L" or a boot. It
> >might be worth being there tomorrow just as high tide arrives.We greatly
> >enjoy these outstanding Oregon Birds! Will do write-up for OBRC.
> >Later Mike and MerryLynn
> >
> >********************************************************************
> >Mike & MerryLynn Denny
> >1354 S. E. Central Ave.
> >College Place, WA  99324
> >509.529.0080 (h)
> >
> >IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BIRDING, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED!
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> >
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Daniel Farrar
Eugene, Oregon
jdanielfarrar at gmail.com
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