“Watch close, now,” the 59-year-old says. “Watch good. These rail birds will hide in no more grass than you can hold in your hand, and still you can’t see ’em.” ...

If you're a wingshooter and have never targeted marsh hens - more properly called rail birds - you should go. Now. It's cheap and easy, and great fun with a shotgun. The season is long (through N… ...

For avid birders, the eastern black rail is the holy grail of bird sightings. Searching for this mysterious and threatened bird reveals a tale of mystery and obsession.

The Wildlife Commission has put together a management plan designed to protect these once common “feathered mice”.

MILLVILLE, N.J. – Maybe it’s time to consider a different type of bird hunt, one that actually borders on being exotic. Sora rails are a delicacy that helped fuel the market-hunting pha… ...

Wildlife biologist Jestin Clark oversees the new sprinkler system used to lure black rail birds at Francis Marion National Forest on Tuesday, June 20, 2024. Walker Smith/Staff Buy Now ...

Franklin County is home to hundreds of species of bird, ... American bittern and several types of rail birds. ... The Sugarbush trail is a moderate-to-difficult 2-mile hike along grass that passes ...

The Rail Trail at Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge is short, flat and easy. It traverses the heart of a refuge home to 233 different types of birds, which makes spotting a “cheep-cheep” all but ...