This is so cool and it would seem their celebrity did not disrupt their nesting activity. During our visit I suspected there were 3 or 4 individuals present. Haans On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 10:32 AM, robert lane <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On Monday July 22nd, Robert Hershberger reported on The Bobolink phone > hotline (330-763-5119), the exciting news that the Black Rail site on the > Henry Troyer Jr Farm in northeastern Coshocton County, visited by many > birders in early June, reportedly has two adults and seven young. > Obviously, there was more than one Black Rail present. I would think this > is a monumental happening for the Ohio birding community. According to most > nesting area descriptions given from printed information, Black Rails > should be found in extensive wet meadows and wetlands dominated by grasses > where standing water is only several inches deep. In both of the Harrison > bird nest books, Black Rail is referred to as a coastal nester in salt or > brackish marshes. These Black Rails have apparently not taken the time to > read the field guides for where they are supposed to be nesting. On top of > a hill in a high and dry agricultural field may need to be added as an > updated nest site description. The site location is now justifiably closed > to all visitation. > > > Bob Lane / Mahoning County > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]