Maybe it’s because the American Coot (Fulica americana) is the most abundant and widely distributed species of rail in North America that it gets no respect?...

Last weekend a Sora was spotted at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and I had no time to go see it. Having only seen three...

A miserable little pile of secrets… no wait, that’s something else. But rails are commonly paired with the adjective “secretive.” While I’m well-known for...

It’s almost Halloween! As your resident writer of horror fiction (check out my latest at The Dark!) this is my time to shine. No...

When a Sora was found in the Loch in New York City’s Central Park almost a week ago birders were pretty happy. After all,...

If you’ve given up hope of ever seeing a Zapata Rail, this post is for you. And if (like me) you’ve never heard of the Zapata...

David recently published a post on your favourite bird blog about the taxonomy of the Purple Swamphen, a massive rail found throughout most of...

Dragging salutations for the New Year half way through January may be stretching the point just a little too far, but I was otherwise...