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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Nov 11, 2025 08:59 by Gregory Anderson
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.84975&<ll...>,-119.84975 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S284328810 - Comments: "Found along shoreline of southeast corner of lake. Very still upright posture. Long brown, and white stripes along ventral body of heron shaped body. Picture to follow."
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Nov 11, 2025 08:59 by Kathryn Sikorski
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.84975&<ll...>,-119.84975 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S284331260 - Comments: "Found along shoreline of southeast corner of lake. Very still upright posture. Long brown, and white stripes along ventral body of heron shaped body. Picture to follow."
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