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Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)

Photographed in Palo Alto Baylands, California, by Jim Rosso.
A difficult bird to see and an even more difficult bird to photograph. This one was seen during one of the late winter high tides which provides one of the rare opportunities to view them.

Gruiformes Natural History Notes

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Black Rail	(Laterallus jamaicensis)
Photographed in Palo Alto Baylands, California, by Jim Rosso.	A difficult bird to see and an even more difficult bird to photograph. This one was seen during one of the late winter high tides which provides one of the rare opportunities to view them.
	Gruiformes	Natural History Notes