[NatureNS] American Bittern - Sounds

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Hi Pat,

I was at the Western Amherst Marsh when I heard these sounds.   I was =
there at 4:20pm on Sunday.  =20

Chris Peters


On Jun 8, 2015, at 10:32 AM, Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@Dal.Ca> wrote:

> Chris:
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> Is this the East Amherst Marsh? If so, what time did you get there? I =
lead a birding trip Sunday morning for the NatureNS/NatureNB AGM event =
and we had great views of a pair of bitterns right at the last parking =
area just as we were leaving. I wonder if what you heard was more of a =
"keeping in touch" call rather that a "this is my territory" call=85
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> Pat
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> On Jun 7, 2015, at 9:33 PM, Christopher wrote:
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>> Hi everyone,
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>> Today I was at the Amherst Marsh.   On two occasions I heard a one =
syllable sound coming from the marsh that sounded like =93Oong-K"
>>=20
>> The American Bittern is known for making an =93Oong-KA-chunk=94 =
sound.   What I heard sounded like just the first syllable as I said =
which sounded like =93Oong-K=94  The tone sounded like a Bittern from =
the one syllable.  I=92m aware of what a bull frog sounds like=20
>> and it wasn=92t a bull frog.
>>=20
>> Question :  Do American Bitterns do a single =93Oong-K=94 sound?   I =
want to know the answer before I enter these two American Bitterns on =
E-bird.
>>=20
>> Chris Peters
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after-white-space;"><div>Hi Pat,</div><div><br></div><div>I was at the =
Western Amherst Marsh when I heard these sounds. &nbsp; I was there at =
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Chris:
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<div>Is this the East Amherst Marsh? If so, what time did you get there? =
I lead a birding trip Sunday morning for the NatureNS/NatureNB AGM event =
and we had great views of a pair of bitterns right at the last parking =
area just as we were leaving. I wonder if
 what you heard was more of a "keeping in touch" call rather that a =
"this is my territory" call=85</div>
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<div>Pat</div>
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Hi everyone,
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<div>Today I was at the Amherst Marsh. &nbsp; On two occasions I heard a =
one syllable sound coming from the marsh that sounded like =
=93Oong-K"</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The American Bittern is known for making =
an&nbsp;=93Oong-KA-<b>chunk</b>=94 sound. &nbsp; What I heard sounded =
like just the first syllable as I said which sounded like =93Oong-K=94 =
&nbsp;The tone sounded like a Bittern from the one syllable. &nbsp;I=92m =
aware of what a bull frog sounds
 like&nbsp;</div>
<div>and it wasn=92t a bull frog.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Question : &nbsp;Do American Bitterns do a single =93Oong-K=94 =
sound? &nbsp; I want to know the answer before I enter these two =
American Bitterns on E-bird.</div>
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