Record #:

41137

Author(s):

Pusser, Todd

Abstract:

The shadows in the Mackay Island Natural Wildlife Refuge marshes are the King Rail. Introduced in a book by naturalist John James Audubon, this bird species is often seen only by birders and biologists, because of its shy nature and tendency to live in remote places.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 83 Issue 6, November/December 2019, p28-33

Subject(s):

Bird watching; Bird watching--see also birding ; Bird refuges--North Carolina--Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge; Marshes--Research; Marshes--United States, Southern--Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge; Ornithologists--Alexander Wilson--Rails, North Carolina ; Audubon, John James ; East Carolina University--McRae Lab--Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge