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American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Wetlands

Species ID Suggestions

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

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Fyn Kynd
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Comments (2)
James McNair
Thanks Fyn. I thought it was a Anhinga at first. But the wing coloring threw me
Fyn Kynd
I had one in flight like this the other day, as well. https://www.flickr.com/photos/79452129@N02/13835345875/

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