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American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

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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2 Comments

1Sarah2
1Sarah2 12 years ago

All I saw were the birds you see there and the one in
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/659...
It is a popular nesting site, so I wouldn't have heard babies either.

birdlady6000
birdlady6000 12 years ago

Thanks for sharing this. I have never seen an American Bittern nest. Did you see fledglings?

1Sarah2
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1Sarah2

Indian Shores, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jun 24, 2011
Submitted on Jun 25, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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