Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside 30 Aug. A very late CLAPPER RAIL chick with parent made a brief appearance this morning . They posed for a quick photo before disappearing into the marsh. (Mike Farina, staff biologist, posted the picture on his blog.) Other birds of note were a pair of SALTMARSH SPARROWS, 2 GREEN HERONS and about two dozen SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS among the few shorebirds.
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