STARKVILLE, Miss.—Deep in the difficult terrain of the Gulf Coast high marsh lives a tiny, dark and white-speckled bird called the black rail. These elusive birds that make their homes near muddy ...

Reader question: What ever happened to The Great Speckled Bird? Atlanta's former underground newspaper, The Great Speckled Bird, ran from 1968 to 1976. The 50th anniversary of its founding ...

Females are small and football-shaped, with a black belly and white-speckled feathers ... and overgrazing by livestock are also threats to the bird’s existence. Though the International Union ...

White, half of the late Grammy-winning duo Civil Wars, will also play the Brother Ben Stage, at 1-2:15 Sunday, leading into the Speckled Bird set. To learn more, visit www.speckledbird.net.