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Subject: Re: [SBB] Black Rail observed at Palo Alto Baylands! 
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I, too, was locked out during the peak high tide at the Baylands (I 
didn't
follow my own advice to get there early!). After pouting about the 
situation
and watching the rail watchers from afar, I decided to try Bay Rd. in 
EPA.
I got to the Ravenswood OSP parking area near Cooley Landing at the
northeast end of Bay Rd. to find a couple of bird photographer friends
standing on a berm surrounded by the flood tide waiting for a rail to 
pop
up or for the tide to recede, whichever came first. This area appeared 
to
be completely under water with a few shrubs dotting the surface. It 
seemed
that the rails had probably left for high ground elsewhere.

I went back to the Baylands in hopes the road being opened, which it 
was.
I talked to Lisa Myers, who told me of her good fortune at seeing the 
bird.
I joined the remaining people near the Harriet Mundy Marsh sign, 
remembering
that the rails often were seen well after the peak of the tide. As luck 
would
have it, I saw a small rail move quickly in the pickleweed and let 
others near
me know. Unlike yesterday, this rail appeared to be small enough for a 
Black
Rail. After a few minutes of staring into the dark holes of the shrubs, 
a birder
next to me saw the bird move. Eventually, Deb Bartens saw it and 
described
the small dark rail with the white speckling. I didn't see it better 
until a few
minutes later, when I was able to see the chestnut collar. Deb commented
that she thought more people got to see the bird at this later sighting.

It's nice to know that some still come around.

Les Chibana, Palo Alto

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