This morning I was walking to work around 0630. I was walking up James St.
between 3rd and 4th Aves. when a movement caught my within a doorway of the
King Co. building I thought it was a rat but as I got closer I could see it
was a bird. My first impression was that it was a Starling, but I soon
realized it was a Virginia Rail. I was able to approach it to within about
2 feet. It then flew across the road and out of sight.

Mike Blue
Renton, Wa
miblu at u.washington.edu