[mou] Least Bittern, Hennepin Co., Old Cedar Ave. Bridge
George B Skinner
george.skinner@gte.net
Thu, 17 Jul 2003 22:28:30 -0500
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While leading a wildlife walk for the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife =
refuge and the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter I had good looks =
at a Least Bittern. The time was 7:20 pm. I saw the Least Bittern from =
the observation deck at the end of the boardwalk that is a few hundred =
yards west of the old bridge. The bird was calling as it flew south, =
parallel with the boardwalk. It landed in the cattails just south of the =
deck. It then made several short low flights above the cattails. The =
last flight caused a small cloud of Barn Swallows to follow the bittern =
and buzz the area that the bittern landed in.
Everyone in the group got to see it. The bird was very striking in the =
low evening light.
George Skinner,
Minnetonka, MN
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saw the Least Bittern from the observation deck at the end of the =
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that is a few hundred yards west of the old bridge. The bird was calling =
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flew south, parallel with the boardwalk. It landed in the =
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just south of the deck. It then made several short low flights above the =
cattails. The last flight caused a small cloud of Barn Swallows to =
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bittern and buzz the area that the bittern landed in.</FONT></DIV>
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striking in the low evening light.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>George Skinner,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Minnetonka, MN</FONT></DIV>
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