Yellow Rail at Houghton Lake Wildlife Research Area this year?

[Allen T. Chartier]

Mike,

Below is the message forwarded to me by Phil Hansbro, the Australian birder who got help from some of us last month. It seems to indicate a good year at Seney for Yellow Rails...

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Hi Everyone, 

We were able to download the photos and here are 3 of the best ones.  Brian the rail research assistant took one picture when he released it.  I am so glad every got to see the rail.  The tour the following week only got to hear 1 rail.  Just FYI, this past week we have heard almost 25 rails at the second stop at the J-G spillway and captured and took blood samples from 16 of those 25.  It has been a great rail year at Seney NWR.  Thank you for coming along on the tour.  If there is any further information I can provide please feel free to contact me at anytime. 

Cheers 
Dave 

Dave Olson
Wildlife Biologist
Seney NWR
1674 Refuge Entrance Road
Seney, MI  49883
Phone: 906-586-9851 ext12
Fax: 906-586-3800
email: dave_olson at fws.gov


Allen T. Chartier
amazilia1 at comcast.net
Inkster, Michigan, USA
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