Thanks to all the quick replies. It seems the consensus is that it is a
Sora Rail. I was obviously in the wrong section of the bird book!
Barbara
On 4/28/09, *Barbara Houston* <rinksyd@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:rinksyd@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I was in Charles City near Shirley watching a muskrat in the
canal. As the muskrat went into the weeds, I caught a glimpse of
something yellow and finally saw that it was a bird/duck. It
looked like a shorebird of some kind...almost colored like a
snipe, but it has a duck type bill. Any idea what this is?
Sorry for the horrible pics, but it was buried deep up in there.....
http://public.fotki.com/bhouston/miscellaneous/nature_pics/20090428-charles-city/
Also, if you are interested, I got the muskrat to give me a
special showing last week...he came right up toward me within
about 6 feet. Pics are here:
http://public.fotki.com/bhouston/miscellaneous/nature_pics/20090423-charles-ci/
Thanks for any help ID'ing this one.
Barbara
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