Reply to: RE>>Herons & Koi
Ellen and Jon,
I grew up in the upper peninsula of Michigan and have never heard anyone
outside of that region refer to bitterns as "shitepokes". My dad had
called them that all his life and I have never been able to figure out the
origin of the name. Referring to them now, using that name, is sure to
bring howls of laughter. Thanks for bringing it up.

Mark Colombino
Pacific Science Center

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Date: 8/15/95 1:13 AM
To: Mark Colombino
From: tweeters

On Mon, 14 Aug 1995, Jon Anderson wrote:

> ......Suspending the net above the pond creates a visual barrier to
> these "shitepokes".....
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Wow, Jon--you've just reminded me of one more of those "popular" bird
names that we've discussed before. I grew up in Iowa, and knew the
American Bittern by the name "shitepoke." // So where did YOU grow up,
Jon? Anyone else know either the heron or the bittern by this name? Where
did this come from? --EB


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