Finally a Virginia Rail. This bird played games with Janice and I for the longest time. We could hear him and occasionally see him running between the marsh leaves. Boy are they fast. Then suddenly he decided to cross the road. Here are a few of the shots I took.
To see Janice's version of the story go to
http://janicesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/hot-enough-for-you.html