The Virginia Rail is more common than the Black Rail and significantly larger. That does not mean it is any easier to detect; these birds are still highly secretive. Virginia rails can be found in much of North America. They are distributed from coast to coast, far north into Canada and south into central Mexico. Virginia rails exist only in isolated wetland patches within this broad range. Year-round resident populations exist all along the west coast of the United States and extend some distance inland.

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