Details for Record 216806

Species: Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans) (Species ID: 1021) - View Species | Quad Details   

Date: 10/6/2014

Quad: Edgewood (39076_D3)

County: Harford

Records: 151 total records, 3 for Harford Co., 1 for Edgewood Quad

Observer: Barry Marsh

Specimen: No

Publication: No

Processed by: Bill Hubick


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A Clapper Rail found recently dead in the Edgewood area of Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford Co., Maryland (10/6/2014). This is a very rare inland migrant and only the second record for Harford Co. It is reviewable under the MD/DCRC's "4B" category ("Species seen in locations other than over the ocean, coastal Worcester County, in major Chesapeake Bay tributaries, or along the Potomac River south of Prince George's County"). Photo by Barry Marsh.