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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 08, 2025 16:31 by Betsy Mooney
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Goleta US-CA 34.44148, -119.84400, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.843997&<ll...>,-119.843997 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S283606816 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing medium-sized heron, brown on back with brown-and-white striped front. Flew westward across the lake from the NE corner, landing in the reeds on the NW side."
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