Examples of clapper rail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Because of the presence of the clapper rail, the cattails may have to be removed in stages, Hunt said. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2021 For saltmarsh sparrows and clapper rails, almost all adults had to be killed for there to be a change in the long-term prospects of the population. — James Gorman, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2019 Three clapper rails were spotted at Egypt Road in Fairhaven. — BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2019 Other sightings around the Cape included 2 blue-winged warblers at Scusset Beach State Reservation in Sandwich, a clapper rail and a seaside sparrow at Sandy Neck in Barnstable, a sora in North Truro, and 2 Northern fulmars at sea east of Truro. — BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2018 Sandy Neck in Barnstable produced a clapper rail, a seaside sparrow, 16 saltmarsh sparrows, 2 willow flycatchers, a marsh wren, and 2 brown thrashers. — BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2018 Highlights from Sandy Neck in Barnstable included a yellow-throated warbler, a clapper rail, 10 marsh wrens, a seaside sparrow, and 28 saltmarsh sparrows. — BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2018 The clapper rails didn't seem to think much of our chances. — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2018 See More

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