Southern Illinois mined lands were investigated to identify wetland-scale habitat parameters influencing the presence of a habitat limited species, the Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis). Total area ...

One evening last month, I visited a marshy area in Pickaway County in hopes of hearing a rail, most likely a king, Virginia or sora. If any were there, they were quiet that evening. But a soft song -- ...

So discovered Mark Fraser over several years of trying to stalk and videotape the American bittern, an extremely secretive and elusive marsh bird in the heron family, for his Nature Walks With Mark ...

The boom is getting louder as researchers discover more bitterns in the wetlands of UK, since the heron's disappearance many years ago. Bitterns are bright brown herons with dark streaks, flying on ...

Despite several secretive marsh bird (SMB) species being listed as critically imperiled throughout the mid-continent of North America, limited information on SMB distribution and habitat use within ...

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