Record #:

6005

Author(s):

Lawrence, H. Lea

Abstract:

Four rail species live in the state - the clapper, king, Virginia, and sora. Rails are often called marsh hens because of their salt marsh habitats and chicken like build. Hunting rails goes back to the 1800s; they are a hard quarry to seek and find and attract only the hardiest of hunters. Lawrence describes where and how this bird is hunted.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 67 Issue 10, Oct 2003, p8-11, il

Subject(s):

Rails (Birds)--Coastal areas