ID Challenge
January 14, 2009 in KABT News
Since the forecast for tonight is supposed to be a chilly 2 degrees, I thought I would post an ID Challenge that would remind us all of Spring.
I photographed this bird last spring at the Baker Wetlands in Lawrence, KS.
Here is another shot:
Who can ID this bird?
bechardkeleigh said on January 14, 2009
that looks like a clapper rail to me!!
Brad Williamson said on January 14, 2009
Keleigh,
You may not know that the Baker Wetlands are just outside Lawrence, KS. Clapper rails are generally found on the coast—not that it couldn’t happen but I’m not even sure there’s a KS record for a Clapper. I can tell you that it this were a clapper, Kylee wouldn’t have waited until Jan. to tell us about it….
Note the grey cheeks on this apparently adult bird….
bechardkeleigh said on January 14, 2009
then maybe a virginia rail? (gotta learn not to shoot from the hip)
kyleesharp said on January 15, 2009
It is indeed a Virginia Rail! I sure wish it had been a Clapper, but I was pretty happy at actually seeing a Virginia rather than just hearing them all the time in the spring. Good ID!