Sara Jane and I went to Montezuma today in hopes of seeing LEAST
BITTERN. We were most fortunate to have one land out in the open at
"Jay's Place" across from Larue's Lagoon. It very kindly posed for us
for a whopping 20 seconds or so!! About that same time we had a fly-by
AMERICAN BITTERN. Later we went to the DEC headquarters on Morgan Road
and had another Least Bittern do a nice long fly-by for us, before it
literally took a dive into the vegetation. Based on the recent posts on
this species, and our good fortune today, it would appear that the
numbers of Least Bittern are significantly higher than in most years.
Is this true??
We also stopped to see the RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS over at Mays. We saw
the adults feeding a young bird. They seemed to take their time coming
to the nest hole with food, as though they were trying to coax the young
bird into fledging. At the same time I had the feeling that perhaps the
young bird wasn't terribly anxious to go out and look for a "job",
preferring instead to stay home where it could have food brought to it
in bed!
Larry
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