Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
Above and below five: A Virginia Rail wintering in Calvert Co., Maryland (12/14/2008).
Listen to audio: Loud grunt call (Worcester Co., Maryland, 10/11/2009)
Listen to audio: Virginia Rail "ka-dik" calls (Worcester Co., Maryland, 7/5/2009)
Listen to audio: Unusual quiet growl calls (Worcester Co., Maryland, 10/11/2009)
Below two: This Virginia Rail allowed a rare extended study as it foraged at dusk in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/29/2007).
Below: I would complain about the cattail in this Virginia Rail's face, but it IS a rail after all. Photographed in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/22/2007).