Ridgeway's Rail - "Out of the Reeds"
Ridgeway Rail
A close relative of the Clapper Rail of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, and was considered part of the same species until recently. It has a patchy distribution in salt marshes of the Pacific Coast, as well as inland around the salty waters of the Salton Sea. Unlike the Clapper Rail, it also lives in freshwater marshes, along the lower Colorado River and its tributaries.
Location Taken: Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline, Oakland, CA