Fall Walk at Orlando Wetlands Park
October 29, 2017 - This Sora ventured briefly out of the reeds to let me photograph him.... Read more
Sora
 | I’m a secretive little bird who comes to Florida in the wintertime. You’ll find me at the edges of ponds in the marshy areas. Look closely or you’ll miss me – I blend right in! Most Likely Found: In a pond, In the marsh When: Winter Where I've photographed: Circle B Bar Reserve, Lake Apopka, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Orlando Wetlands, Viera Wetlands Read more: Sora at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: Sora eBird range |
I have written 8 posts including a photo of a Sora
Early May at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
May 14, 2016 - As I pulled into the wildlife drive, there was a Sora fully visible in between some reeds.... Read more
Lifer Clapper Rail at Merritt Island NWR
January 25, 2015 - It turned out that a Sora and a Clapper Rail were both feeding along the edge of the vegetation.... The poor little Sora was jealous.... Everybody was taking photos of the Clapper while the Sora foraged wide out in the open.... Read more
Sunrise with a Sora – Circle B Bar Reserve
November 21, 2011 - After the sunrise, I focused on birds in flight with The Beast. The Blue-Winged Teals are roosting on the waters in pretty good numbers, and they tend to take off in groups. They are really fast, though, and it is hard to get focused on them before they sweep past…... Read more
Lions and Bitterns and Rails, Oh My! Circle B Bar Reserve Never Disappoints
January 23, 2011 - So we went up to the bush on Heron Hideout where a Sora has been seen regularly for the past few weeks.... Sora The Sora finally left his bush and hid in another patch of foliage.... But he had a Sora on his back!" -- Kathy "Maybe we should shoot…... Read more
Bittern-ly Chilly Morning at the Circle B Bar Reserve
January 15, 2011 - The sun shone on the landscape for about fifteen minutes, then it went behind clouds for most of the "golden light hour." I didn't hike as much as usual, opting instead to stalk specific birds, especially the Sora on Heron Hideout and the American Bitterns on Marsh Rabbit Run.... I…... Read more
Diving Hoodies at Viera Wetlands
December 28, 2010 - Belted Kingfisher We approached the spot where I thought I saw a Sora on our last trip to Viera. He dove into the reeds when we got out of the car to photograph him. So this time we stayed in the car, rolled down the windows, and shot away. We…... Read more
Little Birds Galore at Circle B Bar Reserve
March 20, 2010 - Least Sandpiper We saw several soras today. They migrate through Polk County, so you only see them for a couple of weeks each year.... Sora This little blue heron was stalking fish in the marshy dollarweed. When I first saw him, I thought he would better be named a gray…... Read more