No Black Tern last Monday, but got some recordings of the Virginia Rails.

A variety here:  https://www.xeno-canto.org/585528 .

Screech (turn the volume down!): https://www.xeno-canto.org/585516 .

Male (?) kiddik-kiddik) song (with Marsh Wren chit call): https://www.xeno-canto.org/585525 .

And a new call from a California Thrasher (chweek): https://www.xeno-canto.org/585534 .

Bird like no one’s watching,

Tom Graves

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