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The group was about halfway down the east trail at Shollenberger and facing the central pond when I noticed a bittern perched high in some cattails. Luckily Bea Pezzolo had brought her camera and was already taking pictures by the time we could call it. The bird stayed in view for about a minute before flying away. This was just the fifth record of the species in Sonoma County and the second in the Petaluma Wetlands. They’re commoner to the south and seem to be establishing themselves northward with the warming of the climate. In the past couple years they have bred successfully at Las Gallinas in Marin.
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Birding at Shollenberger Park about halfway to the kink in the trail towards Point Blue from the entry and looking at the central pond when I spotted a LEAST BITTERN perched rather high in some new green rushes. The bird remained in view for about a minute before flying away. Please see story from Petaluma Wetlands Alliance: http://petalumawetlands.org/feather-fest-2017/
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