King Rail

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Posted by Tom Friedel on 23:37:42 06/07/08

I took this weak photo back in December at Myakka State Park and just now got around to studying it. Apparently it is a King Rail, a "near threatened" species, very similar to a Clapper Rail. Some say they are the same species, but Clapper Rails might not have the strong blacks, and might prefer salt/brakish water, and Myakka is far inland, east of Fort Myers.

I checked ebird.com and see people sometimes see these in Dade but not in Broward. I know they are shy, but I wonder if anyone knows a reasonably reliable place to find them.

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• Re: King Rail - Bill Pranty 11:45:22 06/08/08 (0)
• Re; King Rail - Bill Pranty 11:42:26 06/08/08 (3)
  • Re: Re; King Rail - Bruce H. Anderson 22:37:26 06/10/08 (0)
  • Re: Re; King Rail - Tom Friedel 20:29:51 06/08/08 (1)
    • Re: Re; King Rail - Bill Pranty 14:59:18 06/10/08 (0)
• Re: King Rail - Jeff Weber 08:47:15 06/08/08 (0)
• Re: King Rail - Stephen Paez 03:11:05 06/08/08 (0)
• Re: King Rail - steve siegel 01:42:21 06/08/08 (0)

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