Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris)
Above and below: A secretive Clapper Rail ventures beyond the marsh grasses at dusk in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/6/2006).
Below: A Clapper Rail forages along the marsh edge on Assateague Island, Maryland (9/25/2009).
Light-footed Clapper Rail
Above and below: A "Light-footed" Clapper Rail (R. l. levipes) forages on the mudflats near the mouth of the Tijuana River in southernmost California (10/7/2011).