Acknowledgements

There are many people and organizations that have supported the Black Rail project over the years. We would like to thank:

• UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center
• National Science Foundation
• Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management at UC Berkeley.
• California Department of Fish and Game
• UC Davis Wildlife Health Center
• Beale Air Force Base
• Sacramento Audubon
• Sierra Foothills Audubon
• The American Ornithologists’ Union
• The Garden Club of America
• The American Museum of Natural History
• GeoEye
• We thank several individuals who provided verified reports of Black Rail occurrences in the study area, including W. Carnahan, G. Chaniot, A. Engilis, D. Labadie, J. Sterling, J. Trochet, J. White, and B. Williams.
• Thanks to our hard-working field assistants: Nadje Najar, Mo Goodnow, Jennifer Bruce, Maybeline Gamboa, Clint Cleveland, Christin Bell, Stephanie Chen, John Eppley, Brandi Gartland, Wei Chen Hsu, Lyla Hunt, Elizabeth Hunter, Robbie Kohley, Jora Rehm-Lorber, April Robinson, and Doug Schaefer
• We are especially grateful to the late B. Garrison for his generous and determined support of our work.
• We thank T. Caldwell for his tireless work enhancing Black Rail habitat at Spenceville Wildlife Area.
• We thank D. Whitmore for assistance at Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area.
• We thank K. Christopherson, J. Drew, and C. Harrison for facilitating site access and providing logistical support.
• We thank Doug McCreary and the University of California Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program (IHRMP) for funding and support.
• We thank the staff at the Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center, especially C. Feddersen, D. Flavell and A. Craigmill for logistical support.
• Thanks to David Sibley for permission to use his black rail sketch.
• Finally, we thank the many private landowners who generously granted us access so we could conduct our surveys.