Hi Lonnie & Tweets

The Princeton Field Guide - Nests, Eggs and Nestlings (publ 2005) by Paul J. Baicich and Colin J.O. Harrison has discussions of the rails including their nestlings. They also have some plates of nestlings. Unfortunately they do not include the Yellow Rail in the plate of nestlings. All the references I have seen refer to the little that is known of Yellow Rail nesting and nestlings.

Hope you find more information.

Brian H. Bell
Woodinville Wa
mail to bell asoc at iso media dot com
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From: wheelermombi at comcast.net
To: Tweeters
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 12:16 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] sora and yellow rail vocalizations question


Hi Tweeters,

I was recently hiking at Huron County Nature Center on Michigan's 'thumb'. While on a boardwalk section of the trail, I heard an adult bird calling in a clear single note and being answered by a chick's peep. Laying down flat on the boardwalk and looking in the shadows of a tangle of willows and other vegetation, I could see the chick perched on a thin branch just a few inches above the water. I could also see the adult's legs and a little bit of the belly and sides, but she wouldn't come into better view (frustrating bird!). After a short while, the chick hopped off the branch and followed the adult out of sight. I'm certain that they weren't C. Moorhens or Virginia Rails, which leaves Sora or Yellow Rail as possibilities. The chick was starting to get a bit of buffy coloration to its dark plumage and had some white streaking on its back, but it was so shady that I couldn't make out more coloration than that. It had a fairly short bill. Does anyone know of any links to adult-to-chick Sora and/or Yellow Rail calls? I can only find the typical territorial calls for these species online. Thanks!

Lonnie Somer
Olympia
wheelermombi at comcast.net



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