Virginia Rail

Dex Hinckley (dhinckley@igc.apc.org)
Wed, 29 Jul 1998 14:05:37 -0700 (PDT)


Two questions about the now famous, and cooperative, Virginia Rail
at the Haupt Gardens, south of the Smithsonian "Castle."  Is it 
fully mature?  Is it in any way injured?  It is not behaving in
the secretive fashion characteristic of rails. I fear it will be
stepped on by a tourist.