This sounds like an awful lot of calling and flushing and anyone coming anytime and doing the same. Is that really good for the bird? Geez Marie, Fairborn Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:05:18 -0700 From: Christopher Collins <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Black Rail info When I arrived this morning Christopher Troyer (younger son) a= Sandra,When I arrived this morning Christopher Troyer (younger son) a= nd a young girl were walking back with a gentleman that had already been to= the field. When he departed I was asked to sign the guestbook and then the= y escorted me and another birder (Aaron) up to the field.=A0=0A=0AChristoph= er had a recording of the bird that he played to get the bird to call back.= Later, an older boy (did not get his name) came out with an iPod and playe= d what sounded like the Sibley app call. They were both very familiar with = the bird and its habits at the location.=0A=0AI did hear today that in the = evenings they have been gathering a group of people to walk through the fie= ld in the hopes of flushing the bird and providing visual ID to those that = are there.=0A=0ASo, it seems you can go any time of the day, with evening a= nd early morning being the best chance for seeing/hearing the rail.=0A=0A= ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]