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American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Photo by 1Sarah2
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Field Notes

Description:

Nesting American Bittern. Wading bird of the heron family.

Habitat:

Spotted nesting in the coastal tropical south. This nest was up in a large sea grape.

Notes:

The American Bittern is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

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American Bittern

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Comments (2)
1Sarah2
All I saw were the birds you see there and the one in http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6596401 It is a popular nesting site, so I wouldn't have heard babies either.
KathleenMcEachern
Thanks for sharing this. I have never seen an American Bittern nest. Did you see fledglings?

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