Birded with Dave Klauber for about an hour this evening (6:15 to 7:15 p.m.) and we saw the male least bittern several times and had four (4!) juvenile birds in view on the e/s/o the pond, in the area the juveniles have been observed for the past week or so. The male was especially accommodating landing at the edge of the cattails, about fifteen feet north of the gray drainage dome, perching there for a minute before heading into the marsh, presumably to hunt for food. This was the fifth time I have visited the site and still have not seen the female bittern.
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