Well that would confirm breeding wouldn't it!! Outstanding. That suggests the second bird I saw the first night was indeed a female!! Good work David!
John Turner ----- Original Message ----- From: david speiser Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:54 am Subject: [nysbirds-l] Least Bittern Massapequa To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu > Harry Maas and I observed a young Least Bittern being fed by a > parent Least Biitern. > The birds were seen from about 730-830 when they disappeared > into the outage. > The birds are in the same location as mentioned in previous > posts best watched from the south end of the pond. Look north > about 200 feet and scan. The birds were far so I might post a > picture later of the young one if it's in focus. > Good Birding, > David Speiser > NY NY > > Good Birding, > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --