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American Bittern
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ireddy@...
Hello,
On Saturday, an American Bittern flew by me and then landed on the bank across from where I was. I could observe it for 15/20 minutes in the open. It mostly snapped loudly at insects passing by and then proceeded to walk a bit across the grass. It was my first sighting of this bird. I wonder how common it is in the East Bay. The sighting was in Livermore (see ebird checklist). Would love to get some feedback. Thank you. Isabelle https://ebird.org/checklist/S75002520
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richard s. cimino
Hi,
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At one time I was an avid birder of the Springtown Wetlands area including the Merlin Pond. My last sighting of an American Bitten in the Spring Town area was 2010. I move out eastern Alameda County the following year. Maybe other birders have more recent sightings. Nice photos in your ebird submission. Rich Cimino Marin County
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From: EBB-Sightings@groups.io <EBB-Sightings@groups.io> On Behalf Of ireddy via groups.io Sent: Monday, October 19, 2020 9:10 AM To: EBB-Sightings@groups.io Subject: [EBB-Sightings] American Bittern Hello, On Saturday, an American Bittern flew by me and then landed on the bank across from where I was. I could observe it for 15/20 minutes in the open. It mostly snapped loudly at insects passing by and then proceeded to walk a bit across the grass. It was my first sighting of this bird. I wonder how common it is in the East Bay. The sighting was in Livermore (see ebird checklist). Would love to get some feedback. Thank you. Isabelle https://ebird.org/checklist/S75002520
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Preston Mui
Here's the link to the ebird sightings map for American Bitterns in the area for the last 5 years. Looks quite rare in that area.
On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 10:04 AM richard s. cimino <rscimino@...> wrote: Hi,
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ireddy@...
Thank you Rich for the feedback. It was my first time birding there and I will certainly go back and explore more. Unfortunately it seems that the Springtown Wetlands Preserve is now closed to the public, but I might be wrong.
Isabelle Reddy
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ireddy@...
Thank you Preston for the map, it is awesome! I hadn't discovered this feature yet in the vast ebird website but I will certainly use it going forward. Very helpful.
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Diana Graham
We saw one a couple of weeks ago at the bridge at Valle Vista Staging Area. First one there ever.
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