ML350540541
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Got into the main area of Hog Island Gut a little after 9 am and proceeded to look and listen for Least Bs. My first find was in a normal spot where I continue to hear one a few feet into the weeds (always in the same location). Recording for this one is attached and I'm convinced that it is a female that is sitting on a nest given this is the third weekend that I have heard it in the same location and I've yet to see it move from its spot. I then paddled to a couple of other spots and I found a male that was midway atop some of the reeds (pics attached). Another one popped up off to the right of this one and dove into the reeds about 20 feet away from it. This male was attentive to where that one landed and a few seconds later the other flew out heading south (for just a short flight) and the male reacted by trying to catch up— the lead bird most likely was a female which I could not get a photo of as it was seen for only a split second in those 2 exposed instances). Going further down Hog Island Gut, I found another male grasping some reeds just above the water level. As I watched it from a distance, I noticed some light movement to the right of it (photograph attached showing both of them) which was a female. The male ducked back further in the reeds and then reappeared (although originally I thought the reappearing bird was another female as it flew out and seemed to have bolder/darker colors but reviewing my blurry pictures aren't able to confirm that). The female was attentive, from her spot, but unlike other Bitterns which would typically continue to move about the reeds, she did not move at all and eventually tucked herself back into what had to be a nest (hard to see) and a typical position of covering eggs.
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