Weathering Tides: Saving the Black Rail in South Carolina

The Eastern Black Rail is a small, incredibly secretive, and federally threatened marsh bird. In wetlands across much of the Atlantic seaboard, the Black Rail's distinctive "ki-ki-doo" call can no longer be heard. But in South Carolina's ACE Basin, biologists, land managers, and private landowners are collaborating to give this tiny rail a foothold for survival-and hopefully, a springboard for a wider recovery.
To learn more about the work in South Carolina, visit southcarolinablackrails.org.
To learn more about efforts to recover Black Rail population across the Atlantic Coast, visit acjv.org/black-rail
This film was made possible through generous support from the Robert F. Schumann Foundation.

[@outdoorztime2923]

First time I've seen or heard of the Black Rail. They are very pretty, indeed. I live in Arkansas on a low area and behind a creek on about three acres. A couple years ago we had some King Rail on the corner of our property that sets in a low area. That was a treat to see, and I hope they return again.

[@kingjsolomon]

When I was a teenager, a technician that did surveys for the California black rail and Virginia rails would come out to our property sometimes and document data. I got to join her on some of her surveys and learn about the rails and why their conservation is so important. Such a cool bird. Love the little guys. Favorite thing to photograph in NorCal. Thank you Tricia for inspiring my interest!

[@GalaxySpinz]

The black rails are wonderful! They are just beautiful! Thank you for all your hard work and help to conserve such a beautiful place!

[@theck672]

Thank you for this in depth information. Thank you to those working so hard on behalf of birds, & wildlife. Thank you for creating a model which can be duplicated to help wildlife❣️

[@mathewvanhorn2433]

Excellent presentation, such dedication, we need to apply these processes thru out all of our coastal wetlands , nicely done, thanks

[@LaurieSchumacher]

Great video highlighting all the hard essential work that goes into species preservation! Thanks!

[@thefave2]

Fascinating. Thank you for presenting this.

[@susanbossert6833]

Informative and entertaining. Thank you for sharing.

[@davidhuth5659]

Great work! Keep it up and thanks for your efforts!

[@MushroomKingdom722]

Love these videos!! Thanks for all you do 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛

[@benjamingo111]

Go Christy! Fantastic video

[@twobicycles]

Excellent stuff!!

[@upstny]

This is why I'm a member

[@birdsofray]

👏👏👏👏

[@bodgertime]

Restoration of a habitat

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🤩✨️💙💝

[@flerkk]

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