Habitat The American bittern can be found in freshwater and brackish marshes. In the winter and during migration it can be found in salt marshes. Diet The American Bittern eats small fish, eels, small snakes, salamanders, insects, frogs, crayfish, and small mammals.
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www.nhptv.org/NATUREWORKS/americanbittern.htm
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Diet The American bittern eats small fish, eels, small snakes, salamanders, insects, frogs, crayfish, and small mammals. It stands still in the water and waits for its prey. When it spots something, it quickly goes after it and catches it in its bill.
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www.nhptv.org/wild/americanbittern.asp
www.nhptv.org/wild/americanbittern.asp
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The basic diet of the American Bittern includes insects, amphibians, crayfish, and small fish and mammals. When foraging, it relies mostly on stealth, waiting motionless for its prey to pass by. Its coloration adds to its ability to go undetected by prey.
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animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Botaurus_lentiginosus.html
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Bird Species of the World's Boreal Forests ... Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern ... The American Bittern feeds mostly on frogs, snakes, small fish and creyfish in the marshes. It will occasionally visit open fields to dine on grashoppers and mice.
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www.borealforest.org/world/birds/american_bittern.htm
www.borealforest.org/world/birds/american_bittern.htm
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Photo of American Bittern, range maps, and facts about this bird's habitat, diet, and physical traits. ... American Bittern Information; Length: 23 - 32" ; Habitat: Freshwater marshes, saltwater marshes, marshy shores of lakes; Sometimes nests in wet meadows, wet grassy fields, or drier fields near water. Diet:
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www.nenature.com/AmericanBittern.htm
www.nenature.com/AmericanBittern.htm
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any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern), of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe. ... Diet of american bi...
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dictionary.reference.com/browse/american+bittern
dictionary.reference.com/browse/american+bittern
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American Bittern Fact Sheet Abstract: Fact sheet about the American bittern produced by the Connecticut DEP-Wildlife Division. ... AMERICAN BITTERN ; Botaurus lentiginosus...
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www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?q=325954
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Many a birder has compared the song of the American Bittern to the sound of a stake being driven into the ground or the distress of an old wooden water pump. Small wonder then that the bittern has picked up such colorful nicknames: Thunderpumper, Stake Driver, and Bog Bull to name a few.
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www.birds.cornell.edu/BOW/amebit/
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The alternate name "South American Bittern" is a bit misleading, as the species is ... Its diet is varied, consisting of fish (including eels), reptiles, ...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnated_Bittern
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnated_Bittern
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