BIRDS OF UPPER NEWPORT BAY, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

GRUIFORMES

Rallidae (Rails and Allies)

Yellow Rail, Coturnicops noveboracensis

Abundance: Accidental
Habitat: Marsh

no photos

Black Rail, Laterallus jamaicensis

Abundance: Occasional
Season: Winter/non-breeding season
Habitat: Marsh

no photos

Clapper Rail, Rallus longirostris (Light-footed Clapper Rail, R. l. levipes)

Abundance: Common
Season: Year round
Habitat: Marsh

Slide #22.01.17 - Adult (Aug 19). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Virginia Rail, Rallus limicola

Abundance: Uncommon
Season: Winter/non-breeding season
Habitat: Marsh

Slide #22.02.05 - Adult (Dec). Photograph © Peter Knapp. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Sora, Porzana carolina

Abundance: Common
Season: Winter/non-breeding season
Habitat: Marsh

Slide #22.03.14 - Adult (Sep 15). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus

Abundance: Common
Season: Year round
Habitat: Marsh; Open water
Breeding status: Breeds at or near Upper Newport Bay

Slide #22.07.09 - Adult, alternate (Feb 25). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #22.07.15 - Adult, basic (Sep 18). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #22.07.11 - Adult, alternate and chick (Jun 6). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

American Coot, Fulica americana

Abundance: Abundant
Season: Year round
Habitat: Open water; Shore or mudflat; Marsh

Slide #22.08.45 - Adult (Nov 28). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #22.08.29 - Adult and chick (July). Photograph © James Isherwood. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Gruidae (Cranes)

Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis

Abundance: Accidental
Habitat: Shore or mudflat

Slide #21.01.08 - Adult (Nov 17). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #21.01.12 - Adult in flight (Nov 15). Photograph © Ned Harris. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.