King Rail,Rallus elegans.
Dean Crooks saw one in Benton County, but this published record was undated (Baerg 1951). A single bird was seen at
the state fish hatchery in Benton County on October 10, 1983.
Virginia Rail,Rallus limicola.
Rare transient. There are seven spring records dated April 28 to May 11, and three fall records, dated October 20,
October 31 and November 11. One of the spring records involved a bird that apparently struck a powerline and was found
dead at Wilson Park in Fayetteville. One recent spring record involved a single bird flushed from dense grass in a
pasture on May 6, 1985.
Sora,Porzana carolina.
April 13 to May 26 and August 24 to October 31. Fairly common during migration in a few places, especially marsh-like
ponds or wet ditches at the state fish hatchery. A total of eight were flushed by a party of observers there on October 9, 1983.