Jim, Do you think it's gone to NY to hang out at the Met for a few months? Rob Hilton robert@csa.com Thanks for keeping track of it.... At 09:33 AM 10/13/98 EDT, Jim Felley wrote: > >I have not seen the Virginia Rail since the afternoon of October 5 (last >Monday). That's the bad news, and I'll assume it is gone until I >see it again. The good news is that it was flying when I saw it. >As I exited the west door of the A&I museum, the rail flew over the >museum towards the National Museum of African Art, flew over the >NMAfA, then folded its wings and dove (presumably) into the yews along >Independence Avenue. If flew strongly and well, and showed no hint >of any problem with its left wing (you may recall that it held this >wing in a upturned fashion, suggesting an injury). > I initially viewed it from directly underneath, not a postion I am >used to for viewing rails. So I stopped in my tracks, wondering >"What the **** is that?" Its identity became clear as it dropped to the >other side of the NMAfA, where I lost it to view. > No more from me on the rail unless I see it again. > Jim > > Jim Felley > irmss668@sivm.si.edu > Smithsonian Institution > > >