Davidson Township, Sullivan County – as the American bittern manuervered through the tall grass toward the open water of Splash Dam Pond, it didn’t look like a dangerous bird. The bittern, which is on ...

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An American star with stripes has lured hundreds of birdwatchers to an East Anglian nature reserve - and has provided a £1million appeal to extend the site with a welcome bittern bonus. Twitchers from ...

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The American Bittern’s “pumper-lunk” call has got to be one of the strangest sounds I have ever heard. When I first heard it, I thought the sound was coming from some kind of oddball frog, but when I ...

The first time I heard an American bittern, I had no idea what it was. In fact, I had no idea I was even hearing a bird. The loud, guttural sound was a resounding "pump-er-lunk." "Pump-er-lunk." I ...

June McDaniels photographed an American bittern at White Hill Lake in First Landing State Park, the first bittern she has seen there. Turns out it is also the first bittern in the park that has been ...

Are you able to spot the American bittern tucked away in the weeds?Credit: Raylene Wall/ Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Birdwatcher Raylene Wall's nature snap has become a bit of a ...