American Bittern
Location: Mohawk Park--Oxley Nature Center
Map: http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=36.224352,-95.896997&spn=0.008257,0.013754&t=h&z=16&msid=211656245233415273419.0004a0e4ae1c7a80dbdb4
Observation date: 4/13/11
Number of species: 22
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 11
Gadwall - Anas strepera 20
Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors 65
Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata 24
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 3
Great Egret - Ardea alba 4
Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea 3
American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea 2
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura 1
Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus 1
American Coot - Fulica americana 19
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon 2
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 1
Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus 2
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 2
Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis 5
Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea 7
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 12
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 1
Photo of an American Bittern courtesy of Jerry Segraves, via Wikipedia.org
-SPQ 4/14/2011
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