Date: 1/31/26 10:50 am From: thisisanikab via groups.io <thisisanikab...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] American Bittern at San Elijo
At around 9:30 this morning, on the north side of the trail at 33.01238° N, 117.27172° W by the thick fallen log.
I was trying to get pictures of the shovelers when I scared the bittern I couldn’t see, perched about 5 feet up in the thicket. Flew into the thicket north and wasn’t seen again, even after circling back around an hour later with lesser crowds.
Unmistakably a bittern with a long neck, bill, and legs. Streaking on the neck had a dull rufous hue but the rest of the bittern was overall drab coloration with no distinct coloration like a Least.
Anika Balint
Carlsbad, CA
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