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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)

© Mikey Lutmerding

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Weird bird alert! by Steve Large American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)

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American bittern | The Birds of America (1827-1838) | John James Audubon

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American bittern

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#516, an american bittern.

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American Bittern

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BOTD: American Bittern

Photo: Mike Mosser

"Extensive freshwater marshes are the favored haunts of this large, stout, solitary heron. It is seldom seen as it slips through the reeds, but its odd pumping or booming song, often heard at dusk or at night, carries for long distances across the marsh."

- Audubon Field Guide