Bill Hubick Photography - Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris)

A secretive Clapper Rail ventures beyond the marsh grasses at dusk in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/6/2006). Photo by Bill Hubick.

Above and below: A secretive Clapper Rail ventures beyond the marsh grasses at dusk in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/6/2006).

A secretive Clapper Rail ventures beyond the marsh grasses at dusk in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/6/2006). Photo by Bill Hubick.

Below: A Clapper Rail forages along the marsh edge on Assateague Island, Maryland (9/25/2009).

A Clapper Rail forages along the marsh edge on Assateague Island, Maryland (9/25/2009). Photo by Bill Hubick.