It’s impossible to prove a negative, but not finding something does not prove it is absent. For example, at least one species of rail (an elusive group of marsh birds that are notoriously difficult to ...

From the back of the skiff, on a homemade poling platform bolted to the johnboat hull, Walter “Joe Guide” Dinkins is taking no chances. “Watch close, now,” the 59-year-old says. “Watch good. These ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The Black Rail, a coastal marsh bird, is one of the most threatened species in North ...

The eventual recovery price tag will depend on whether the eastern black rail can shift inland as climate change affects its coastal habitat. Saving the eastern black rail from extinction could cost ...

SAGINAW COUNTY, Mich. — To see a rail is rare, to convince it to roost in a Michigan wetland is another task. In a three-year study, a now-former PhD candidate at Central Michigan University used ...

Coots, the Rodney Dangerfields of the bird world, just might start to get some respect as a result of a new study showing that these common marsh birds are able to recognize and count their own eggs, ...

Hunting Marsh Rail Birds on North Carolina’s Cape Fear River From the back of the skiff, on a homemade poling platform bolted to the johnboat hull, Walter “Joe Guide” Dinkins is taking no chances.

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. If a shy, mouse-sized bird disappears from North Carolina’s marshes, will anyone notice ...