The Virginia Rail is a secretive bird inhabiting marshes in most of the western hemisphere. They are often heard, but seldom seen.
Classification:
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Rallus
Species: R. limicola
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Juvenile Virginia Rail, Exmore, Virginia
Virginia Rail
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Somewhat secretive and terrestrial, the Virginia Rail is fairly uncommon. I’ve only seen this one and maybe I was dreaming. Read more…
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A rail, unidentified to species, but with a link to pictures taken by the finder, had been found in a vacant lot on the east side of Manhattan. It was a Virginia Rail! In Manhattan! So o… Read more…
A Virginia rail. Number 183 for our property list. My eyes bugged out of my head. I was so proud of my doggeh, because the second he realized he had a bird and not a small brown mammal (who wou… Read more…
Soon after, another Sora popped into view, followed by a bold Virginia Rail, who moved in and out of the reeds, occasionally pecking at a dead sand crab nearby: Rail #2: Virginia Rail… Read more…
after the provosts reported a virginia rail at trp yesterday i decided to try my luck as well. i arrived at 8 am, parked at the main parking but then walked the road down to the next area so th… Read more…
