I wish King Rails came bursting out for me!



Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 7, 2011, at 9:04 PM, Dan Haas <> wrote:

> Evening all,
> 
> I was stuck waiting for a truck delivery at Snow Hill MS late this
> afternoon, so I thought I would take a few minutes and visit Truitt's
> Landing.
> 
> The COMMON TEAL (Eurasian GW) was in the back impoundment to the South and
> fairly easy to pick out. I recommend searching for this bird when it is
> cloudy... scan without the painful afternoon glare!  Also of note, one
> LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER feeding among the eleven Greater Yellowlegs.  The KING
> RAIL burst out once, scaring the ____ out of me, and then occasionally kept
> vocalizing during my brief visit.  Marsh Wrens also chimed in with some
> comments.  I'm not sure what the odds of this are, but I'd swear I heard a
> Barn Owl scream emanating from the Northern end of the marsh.  I'd welcome
> any alternative possibilities from the experts.  Lastly, a lone TREE SWALLOW
> flew over the marsh to the North as I was leaving.
> 
> On the return trip home, I detoured to Waller Road.  It took some time, but
> about 3/4 of a mile to the West of the intersection with Jersey Road (on
> Waller), I located the massive Snow Goose flock in the field to the South of
> the road.  The entire mass took to the skies twice, making one lone GREATER
> WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE fairly easy to spot even in the fading light.  A great
> detour, I must say.
> 
> Thanks all for the many posts regarding these great birds.
> 
> Good Birding,
> 
> Dan Haas
> West Annapolis, MD
>