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The lightfooted Ridgways rail typically builds its nest in areas to avoid flooding by tides yet in dense enough cover to be hidden from predators and to support the birds relatively large nest. Photo by Mary Root california girl us women navy rail science scouts restoration southerncalifornia habitat usfws esa nesting lightfooted