Steve Watson writes, “A new personal discovery. These photos were taken in a hurry. It’s a sora ( porzana Carolina) also called Carolina rail, soree, meadow chicken, sora crake, and orlotan. The sora is an elusive dweller of the cattail marsh that builds nests over the water.”

Our thanks to Steve Watson for sharing a new personal discovery. He’s captured and shared photos of so many species of birds that it must have been a delight to see something new!

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