The light had faded, but we stubbornly waited for a Sora to appear in a small marshy area in Cape May. I noticed some movement to my left, and immediately saw that it was a Virginia Rail, not a Sora. I grabbed just two frames before he (she?) darted back into the reeds. It's the first image I've ever gotten of a Virginia Rail, and I don't recall seeing any of this species posted here. We went back the next day in better light but the Rail didn't reappear, although we did see three Soras.
D500, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 2000, 1/800s @ f/7.1 manual; fill @ -2.3. Gitzo and Mongoose.