American bitterns and Canada geese stayed for days while migrating south.

These wetlands are the southernmost nesting site for the American bittern.

Or in a horizonless thicket of 12-foot-high reeds, an American bittern on its nest.

Only a few weeks ago I was admiring photographs of an American bittern, a reclusive marsh bird.

Birds found at the site, include the endangered peregrine falcon and threatened American bittern, bald eagle and osprey.

He collected many rare species, including Bonaparte's gull and American bittern, that he kept in an extensive private bird museum.

Consequently, numerous rare and unusual species of birds can be spotted, like the American bittern, the pie-billed grebe and the peregrine falcon.

Other bird species that are relatively common include grebe, double-crested cormorant, great blue heron, black-crowned night heron, and American bittern.

Migratory non-game birds like the northern harrier, American bittern and great blue heron depend on habitat around Umbagog Lake.

Like other members of the heron family, the American Bittern feeds in marshes and shallow ponds, dining on amphibians, fish, insects and reptiles.

Birds expected to be in residence include the pied-billed grebe, American bittern, Virginia rail, sora, common moorhen, cliff swallow, ruby-throated hummingbird, yellow-throated vireo, golden-winged warbler, orchard oriole and willow and alder flycatchers.

Natural wetlands like the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Somerset County are known to harbor bog turtles, American bitterns, blue-spotted salamanders and a raft of other endangered and threatened species - all within the backyard of some of the state's most dense suburbs.

The upland community of the William Floyd Estate provides habitat for breeding American woodcock (Scolopax minor) and a variety of migrating and nesting songbirds, while adjacent tidal areas afford habitat for nesting American bittern (Botarus lentiginosus), seaside sparrow, and osprey.

At the Warner Wetlands Interpretive Site, administered by the Bureau of Land Management, there are observation blinds where American Bitterns, Black-necked Stilts, Cinnamon Teal, Tundra Swans, Brewer's Blackbirds, Western Meadowlarks, swallows, and nighthawks are commonly seen.

American bitterns and Canada geese stayed for days while migrating south.

These wetlands are the southernmost nesting site for the American bittern.

Or in a horizonless thicket of 12-foot-high reeds, an American bittern on its nest.

American Bittern nest near the park.

Only a few weeks ago I was admiring photographs of an American bittern, a reclusive marsh bird.

The sanctuary is Vancouver Island's only documented breeding site of American Bittern.

South American Bittern.

Although common in much of its range, the American Bittern is usually well-hidden in bogs, marshes and wet meadows.

American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus.

He collected many rare species, including Bonaparte's gull and American bittern, that he kept in an extensive private bird museum.

Consequently, numerous rare and unusual species of birds can be spotted, like the American bittern, the pie-billed grebe and the peregrine falcon.

The Least Bittern arrives on its breeding grounds about a month after the American Bittern, and leaves one or two months earlier.

Also American Bittern, Canvasback and Ross's Goose.

Other bird species that are relatively common include grebe, double-crested cormorant, great blue heron, black-crowned night heron, and American bittern.

The American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae.

If it senses that it has been seen, the American Bittern becomes motionless, with its bill pointed upward, causing it to blend into the reeds.

The alternate name "South American Bittern" is a bit misleading, as the species is found as far north as southern Mexico.

Migratory non-game birds like the northern harrier, American bittern and great blue heron depend on habitat around Umbagog Lake.

Like other members of the heron family, the American Bittern feeds in marshes and shallow ponds, dining on amphibians, fish, insects and reptiles.

The American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is protected under the United States Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.

Other species sought by birdwatchers include American Bittern, Seaside Sparrow, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, and Black Rail.

Bitterns are thickset herons with bright, pale, buffy-brown plumage covered with dark streaks and bars, similar in appearance to the to the American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosa.

It is sometimes included in a superspecies with the American Bittern (B. lentiginosus), while other authors consider the entire genus Botaurus to consist of a single superspecies.

The Pinnated Bittern (Botaurus pinnatus), also known as the South American Bittern, is a large member of the heron family (Ardeidae) found in the New World tropics.

Birds present in the wetland areas include Wood Duck, Red-winged Blackbird, Blue Heron, Canada Goose, Virginia Rail, sora, Least and American bittern, and American Coot.

The American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae.

The American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is protected under the United States Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.