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 ...

Drive past a marsh, lakeshore, or river, you’re likely to see a stately great blue heron hunting in the shallows. They are common, impressive, and widespread. Though great blues often stand motionless ...

Boulder is implementing several seasonal wildlife closures in order to protect bird nesting habitats and to provide adequate sanctuary for osprey, American bittern, burrowing owls and northern ...

Boulder is implementing several seasonal wildlife closures in order to protect bird nesting habitats and to provide adequate sanctuary for osprey, American bittern, burrowing owls and northern ...

HINSDALE — Every April, the endangered American Bittern flies north from its winter range and takes up residence in the marsh known as the Hinsdale Flats, one of the region’s high places feeding the ...

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