[EBB Sightings] Arrowhead Marsh Clapper Rails

Laura Gee wrote:

> Hi Vaughan,
> 
> You picked the right time at Arrowhead to see the Clapper Rails.
> They are pretty easy to see at low tide.  Good for you!  On a recent
> trip in the morning about 9am we saw many of them.

They wander around Arrowhead Marsh like chickens - nobody seems to have 
told that colony they're supposed to be both rare and shy....

Twice at afternoon low tides I've seen one bathing near the outer end of 
the boardwalk that heads out over the tide flats - dousing in a little 
pool, preening every feather, and then spreading them out to dry.

Hilary Powers