sorry I mixed up yellow and virginia rail in terms of being possible in CO... obviously must have been a sora
On Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 7:58:07 PM UTC-6 ronbco wrote: > I'm torn on an id. > In a ditch at Lon Hagler res. > I got great looks but not a great pic. Did not know what field marks to > focus on to distinguish sora from yellow rail. > > I happened to be still/quiet listening for another bird when it stepped > out just at the edge of the ditch foliage and foraged partly under cover. > overall brown/grey/black. Legs green, > bill had green tinge (no yellow) and no black mask, streaked back pattern > - suggesting rail > but tail turned up showing some white suggesting sora > From ebird it looks like yellow rail is a little more likely this time of > year. > > Ron Bolton > Berthoud > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8794c630-9bff-4e24-9d59-a06781c1d8bdn%40googlegroups.com.
