A quail sized, stocky bird that has a high whinny can be found in any wet marshy location, like a cattail or grassy marsh. They can be seen along edges of marshy vegetation or walking upon shallow water or mud near vegetation.
The late-moving Sora should be heading south in a week or two through Oklahoma, and bear in mind that it could be difficult to see, as they don't always come out of the vegetation, but it is very possible to hear one. They will also use flooded fields, brackish marshes, ditches, and wet pastures.
This small water bird or rail, is somewhat secretive and it might only show its yellow bill. It also walks slowly like a chicken in the reedy grasses, and the short tail is frequently cocked upward. The black mask and long toes are vey distinctive, and the body is mottled gray and brown. The toes are used to rake vegetation so that they might locate snails, beetles, grass, rice, or sedge. Don't let their shape fool you, as they can be speedy when they choose to do so.
Sora (rear)
Estero Llano Grande, TX 2017
Some of these crakes winter along our southern coasts and others go as far as South America.
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