@article {70737, title = {Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) predation on crayfish (Orconectes sp.) in a Lake Huron coastal wetland}, journal = {Michigan Birds and Natural History}, volume = {4}, year = {1997}, pages = {196-198}, abstract = {The Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) is known to consume a wide range of prey including insects, snails, mollusks, and crustaceans. However, these reports come primarily from gizzard analysis and a captive bird study; little is known about the foraging behavior of this reclusive species in the wild. On 16 July 1997 the Biology of Birds class from UMBS watched a Virginia Rail as it captured and consumed a large crayfish (Orconectes sp.). The purpose of this note is to describe this rare observation.}, keywords = {RALLUS}, author = {Dietsch, Thomas V. and Cuthbert, Francesca Jean} }