Hi All-

  I was out kayaking Sunday, working on the Greater Akron Audubon Society summer bird census.  I was on Turkeyfoot Lake (part of the Portage Lakes system) south of Akron when I thought I heard a Green Heron clucking.  I had just seen a Green Heron fly over.  I went to check out the clucking and saw a bird behind some cattails.  Had the right general shape and size of a Green Heron, but when it stepped out--KING RAIL!!!!  I knew I had a rail--but I wasn't positive that it was a King Rail. I got some good photos that I sent to Jim McCormac to confirm that it was a King Rail.  I'll post those photos tomorrow on the forum.

  The area where I found the rail is only accessible by boat.  It's a marshy area west of the boat ramp area at Turkeyfoot State Park.  I checked back at the marsh later in the day and was unable to relocate the bird.  I'm going to try again Wednesday.

  Good birding-

  Sandy Brown
  Akron Oh

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