I won't be able to drive up there to hear the rail, but I am very curious to
hear details about the habitat the rail is using.
Elisa Enders
Portsmouth, VA
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 06:06:16 -0700
From: jgbrc@xxxxxxxxx
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Va-bird] Continuing WV Black Rail
Hi Everyone,
Yesterday I joined a group of VA, MD, DC and WV birders as we waited to hear
(see?) the Black Rail first seen last Tuesday, May 29th just north of Capon
Bridge, WV. We waited most of the time by the side of the road where it
periodically called briefly (about 1 x every hour). Finally about 4pm we had
the bird call for about 5 minutes close to the road. We were also told that
the best time to come is dusk/evening when it seems to call non stop.
The exact location: Wet field across from a group of mailboxes on Cold Spring
Rd (1.3 miles north of where Cold Spring Rd intersects with Rt. 50 at the
town of Capon Bridge).
Jason Berry
Washington, DC
P.S. Hope this doesn't bother anyone that this is West Virginia, but it's
just about 20 minutes from VA and quite an amazing inland rarity I thought VA
birders might like to be updated about!
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