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American Bittern Abstract: CURRENT STATUS: In Pennsylvania, endangered; Migratory bird of special concern in the Northeast. POPULATION TREND: American bitterns (Botaurus Lentiginosus) are uncommon to rare regular migrants in most of Pennsylvania. ... {American Bittern} CURRENT STATUS: In Pennsylvania, endangered;
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www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=486&q=152659
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AMERICAN BITTERN ; Botaurus lentiginosus ... Food: Frogs, salamanders, crayfish, water scorpions, diving beetles, dragonflies, killifish, pickerel, suckers, small eels, garter and water snakes, and occasionally voles. Status: State endangered.
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www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?q=325954
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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) Pennsylvania Endangered Bird Species State Rank: S1B (critically imperiled) Global Rank: G4 (apparently secure) Identification This large, cryptically-colored heron is most often seen when flushed from marshes.
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www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/factsheets/10879.pdf
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American Bittern species profile ... Although the bittern remains widely distributed, populations are declining across its range. As with other birds that rely on this endangered habitat, the American bittern is a Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Minnesota because its decline is linked to that of its habitat...
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www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/minnesot...
www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/minnesota/animals/art22718.html
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REASONS FOR BEING ENDANGERED: The American bittern is considered threatened because of the continuing disappearance of the wetland habitats it needs to exist.
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www.dcnr.state.pa.us/wrcf/bit.aspx
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Scientific Name: Botaurus lentiginosus ... Type of call: ... Call: American Bittern (WAV file)
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wildspace.ec.gc.ca/life.cfm?ID=AMBI&Page=Call&Lang=e
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Top of Page; Français | Contact Us | Help | Search | Canada Site; What's New | Topics | Publications | Weather | Home | About Us ... part of Environment Canada's Green LaneTM ... American Bittern Range Map...
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www.on.ec.gc.ca/wildlife/wildspace/life.cfm?ID=AMBI&Pag...
www.on.ec.gc.ca/wildlife/wildspace/life.cfm?ID=AMBI&Page=RangeMap&Lang=e
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The American Bittern is more often heard than seen, with its loud booming cry heard for long distances late in the evening and at night. They inhabit large, vegetated wetland areas, usually slipping through the vegetation unseen. ... Endangered Species...
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www.sdakotabirds.com/species/american_bittern_info.htm
www.sdakotabirds.com/species/american_bittern_info.htm
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