: There are no confirmed breeding records, but the species has been detected mid Jun-mid July in Prays Brook Marsh in both 2025 and 2026, dates when breeding might be inferred. It seems likely that small numbers breed undiscovered in other MDI marshes.
Migration: but overlooked early May-early Jun, and mid Aug-mid Sep in grassy areas such as those at Schooner Head Road marshes and Sieur de Mont. Soras are essentially undetectable unless vocalizing, which they can do almost any time.
Miscellany: For most of the year, Soras barely fly, perhaps every now and then a weak flutter across a narrow tongue of water, but when they need to fly, as when they migrate or change their homes due to drought, they're remarkably good at it. They commonly in Bermuda, an open water distance of about 800 miles south southeast of Boston, and some may continue all the way to Caribbean islands or even northern South America.
Last Reviewed: August 3rd, 2026