Andrew
You ask "Has anyone made similar observations of red-necked rail behaviour?"
We stayed at Mission Beach, a few weeks ago (mid October) and I was in the
process of checking out from our "resort" when my wife called me outside. I
grabbed my camera off the counter, ran outside and managed one shot of this
bird before it ran under the hotel. Definitely a Red-necked Crake (see
photo)
http://picasaweb.google.com/cgregory123/RedNeckedCrakeMissionBeachOct2009#5402724007139290386
You have chosen not to reveal the identity of the resort but I assume it is
the same one. The crakes are around the resort although this was the first
time in 3 days we saw one. However management said they were often in and
out during the day. The other highlight at the resort were the Noisy Pittas,
which we saw and heard frequently, right outside our cabin and which
apparently bathed in the small pond outside reception.
A great resort if you don't mind the gruelling 600m climb through the
rainforest from the car park to reception and tripping over the blessed
Noisy Pittas!
Chris Gregory
2009/11/10 Andrew Thelander <>
> Hello everyone
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> For those like myself who struggle to get decent views of red-necked rails,
> I am hearing some mighty strange stories from the Mission Beach area. The
> birds have bred early this year, it seems, and some have become emboldened.
> One tourist resort operator is reporting that the birds are coming inside
> the resort's food storage area (inside a building). They are even doing
> this while people are present - dashing in to grab something off the floor
> and then scurrying out.
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> The source of this information knows the difference between a red-necked
> rail and a buff-banded rail and has never seen them so emboldened before in
> 12 odd years at the resort.
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> Has anyone made similar observations of red-necked rail behaviour?
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> Regards
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> Andrew Thelander
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> Author of Last Birds
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