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Index of Subjects Hi Richard and All Greg said the bird was 30 cm high. An American Bittern would be at least twice that height! Would that not rule out an american bittern? Have a nice summer Paul --- Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > While Least Bittern would be a possibility, there's > nothing > specifically in that description that would rule out > an American > Bittern, which has some yellow at the base of the > bill, and has > mottled brown spotting on the neck, + usually > stretches its head > upwards. Statistically much more likely. Quite > common, but secretive > and rarely seen - a neat bird. > > Richard > > On 9/6/06, Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > Hi Greg > > Would Least Bittern fill the ID? > > Not very common but heard of. CWS would be > interested > > if that is what it is. > > Nice sighting > > Paul > > > > --- Greg Dobbin <dobbin@upei.ca> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > I am curious about a bird I saw this past > weekend in > > > Kegi while > > > canoing on the Mersey River. It looked like a > willet > > > or a rail > > > perhaps? It was a large bird, with its neck > > > stretched upward it must > > > have been 30 plus cm. It mottled brown on the > breast > > > with yellow up > > > thru the neck toward the underparts of the head. > It > > > allowed us to > > > approach within 4 or 5 feet. I either saw 2 or > the > > > same one twice in > > > different parts of the river. It was hanging > around > > > the reeds at the > > > edge of the water in both instances. > > > Thanks. > > > Greg > > > Greg Dobbin > > > Research Assistant > > > Dept. of Pathology and Microbiology > > > Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI > > > Phone: (902)566-0744 > > > Fax: (902)566-0851(to my attention) > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > -- > ################# > Richard Stern, > 317 Middle Dyke Rd., > RR#1 Port Williams, > NS, Canada B0P 1T0 > > rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca > rbstern@xcountry.tv > sternrichard@gmail.com > ################### > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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