Photo of the Week: Secretive Sora in the Marsh

Brownish-gray marsh bird with white-tipped feathers on the back, yellow bill, and greenish legs skulks low to the ground as it forages in the algae-covered mudflat and cattail reeds.

Hiding in the cattails, the secretive Sora is a challenging marsh bird to find whether it’s early summer or late fall when they’re migrating south to warmer temperatures. And the Sora at Kensington Metropark I saw this week confirmed how elusive they can be to find. A member of the rail family, Soras are football-shaped… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Secretive Sora in the Marsh