On March 4th, 2021, the Bolsa Chica Conservancy installed 5 nesting platforms on the southern end of the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve (BCER) for the endangered Ridgway's Rail (Rallus obsoletus levipes). These birds are federally endangered, and have nested at BCER in the past. The platforms will provide protection from predators - particularly large birds of prey - and will hopefully make BCER a better nesting habitat for these birds!
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We would like to thank the Rotary Cub of Huntington Beach for their assistance in assembling the platforms of the rafts, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for their support, and Dick Zembal for helping us to identify the most ideal placement for these rafts!
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If you would like to learn more about the Bolsa Chica Conservancy and our programs and projects, please visit our website at www.bolsachica.org.