Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Virginia Rail Prospect records

Last Saturday's sighting was only the twelfth record for "secretive" Virginia Rail.

Here below --all single birds- are the other dates and locations of past sightings :

Virginia Rail Prospect Park 10/22/1918

Virginia Rail Prospect Park 9/23/1939

Virginia Rail Upper Pool 10/15/1991

Virginia Rail Upper Pool 5/3/1998

Virginia Rail Prospect Park 9/25/2000

Virginia Rail Prospect Park 10/31/2000

Virginia Rail Pools 10/21/2003

Virginia Rail South Lakeside 9/24/2005

Virginia Rail Duck Island 4/6/2006

Virginia Rail Pools 11/8/2006

Virginia Rail Boathouse 4/21/2009