Case Study: San Pablo Bay
The California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) is a subspecies of clapper rail that has a range that encompasses the marshes of San Francisco estuary, tidal marshes in south San Francisco Bay, and small populations widely distributed in the San Pablo Bay and Suisun Marsh (Sacremento Fish & Wildlife Office, 2015). California clapper rails prefer to nest in lower saline wetland zones near tidal sloughs and where cordgrass is abundant. They also require shallow water and mudflats with sparse vegetation. The California clapper rail has been on the federal endangered species list since 1970 and the state endangered species list since 1971. The highest densities of California clapper rails have historically
The California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) is a subspecies of clapper rail that has a range that encompasses the marshes of San Francisco estuary, tidal marshes in south San Francisco Bay, and small populations widely distributed in the San Pablo Bay and Suisun Marsh (Sacremento Fish & Wildlife Office, 2015). California clapper rails prefer to nest in lower saline wetland zones near tidal sloughs and where cordgrass is abundant. They also require shallow water and mudflats with sparse vegetation. The California clapper rail has been on the federal endangered species list since 1970 and the state endangered species list since 1971. The highest densities of California clapper rails have historically