Looking at our notes, in 1990 on May 3rd we had three Yellow Rails (two seen extremely well, within a couple of feet ) at Pt. Mahon Road in Delaware.  Time was 9:45-10:45 p.m. Up to 6 Black Rails were also heard calling, but we did not seek them out. The Yellow Rails were only at this site for a few days.

Just to indicate that the Yellow Rail passage through the mid-Atlantic can extend into at least early May.

Gail Mackiernan and Barry Cooper
Colesville, MD

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From: Phil Davis <>
> MD Osprey:
> 
> Between 8 and 11 pm on Wednesday (4/18), Paul O'Brien and I tried for 
> the Yellow Rails that Paul Bystrack and others found on Friday night 
> on Rumbly Point Road in Somerset County, MD. ,snip>

> I believe the peak date for MD Yellow Rail reports is Apr 24, so keep 
> trying. Maybe we need to run a simultaneous canvass of Rumbly Point 
> Road and Elliot Island Road, with cell phone connectivity?