Yep, it's gotta be a Virginia rail!

Found on the oddest places...

Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) (1)
- Reported May 30, 2026 09:41 by Andrew Parietti
- 217 Dekalb Ave, New York US-NY 40.68965, -73.97080, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.689648,-73.970795&ll=40.689648,-73.970795
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S349851494
- Comments: "Spotted outside my stoop in Fort Greene in Brooklyn. Hid behind my trashcan when I spotted it."

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