Ridgeway’s Rail at Upper Newport Ecological Reserve.
Light-footed Ridgeway’s Rail (formerly known as Clapper Rail), are federally listed as endangered. They can be difficult to see here in Orange County California...
Even though this Ridgeway’s Rail had been reported, I was surprised to drive into the parking lot at Bolsa Chica...
My visit was in the middle of his three-week stay...
It’s Been Getting Better
p.s. In July, 2014, a family with two chicks was seen in the same spot...
p.p.s. When I wrote this article in July 2013, Ridgeway’s Rail was known as Clapper Rail...