Re: What is this little water bird - 02/13/2110:32 PM
Yep, without seeing it in person, I would call it a rail. Probably a Sora Rail. Usually I only see them in N TX during the September season. But I have flushed one now and then while Snipe hunting so some do stick around. It can be hard to get them to fly and when they do they fly like grasshoppers then disappear in the weeds. Neat little birds. They can flatten their chest and run though the thickest of marsh grass and weeds. Thus the phrase "skinny as a rail".