Spotted Rail- Pardirallus maculatus

Ohh, Amazing find!
This looks like P. m. insolitus.
Based on the range you saw it in.

Which county was this photograph taken?

@UngulateNerd92 In the Description, Texas.

@UngulateNerd92 McMullen County, Texas. Not one of the counties I would expect such a bird to be found at all, I would have predicted it would be much more coastal, especially given the habitat this bird was hanging out in (marshy stuff reminiscent of the coast.)

With a vagrant like this, there really is little chance of being able to determine subspecies.

@d1am0ndback When was this taken? Current individual? Last record I was aware of in the US was 1977!

Edit: I see it is indeed current, wish I lived close enough to go see it!

@Great Argus I know right!

Incredible!

@Great Argus There was also one in 2015 in Texas that a dog attacked and a rehabber took in. They brought it back to health and released it in I believe Brazoria County but kept it a secret for a while. I believe there are only two other records in the US, both in the 70s. One in Texas (1977) that was taken into captivity and died, and one in Pennsylvania (1976) that was found dead.

@d1am0ndback The latter two I knew about, the 2015 one I did not. Interesting the 2015 one managed to get attacked by a dog, what are the odds!