B-YERA-Yellow Rail
Yellow Rail
Coturnicops noveboracensis
- Phylum: Craniata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Gruiformes
- Family: Rallidae
The yellow rail was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae.
General Information
Key Habitat Features
Wetlands with emergent vegetation (e.g., cattails, bulrushes), grass or sedge marshes, wet meadows, bogs with thick, soft mats of vegetation.
Nest in shallow water zones (8-15 cm) of suitable habitat.
Objectives
Minimize disturbance during the breeding season.
Maintain nesting habitat throughout all seasons.
Maintain desired plant communities and key habitat features.
Planning and Operational Measures
All Activities
Identify key habitat features using appropriate measures (i.e. QP direction, desktop review, field confirmation, etc) and plan activities within the operating area accordingly.
Time works such that they occur outside of the critical timing window.
All Activities:
Undertake construction and operation of oil and gas activities in a manner that minimizes impacts to desired plant communities and key habitat features.
Timing considerations when working within identified habitat:
Avoid disturbance and/or clearing activities during the critical timing window from May 1 to July 31.