Last week there was one along Dodson Road just south of the Audubon
Trail, north of the Winchester Wasteway crossing. It was standing on
the top of a cattail, the first time I have seen one being so obvious.
They can also be found on the west side of Marsh Unit 1 in Columbia
NWR. Come south off O'Sullivan Dam at the east side of the Potholes
Reservoir and go south two miles, turning right (west) with the road.
Take the right fork to a gate that overlooks the marsh and walk down
the hill and all the way across the main dike toward the west side
where they will sometimes fly around unexpectedly.

Randy Hill, Othello


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Subject: Lifelist needs help!
Author: "Rahne Kirkham" <rahne at mindspring.com> at ~INTERNET
Date: 06/01/1999 7:00 PM


Oh, ones who tweet:
While I have had great success birding since I started (thanks to audubon
field trips), there are a few birds that eluded and that I must have or die.
Chief of these is the American Bittern. I have heard it call on two
different occasions and just missed one by five seconds.
I have gone to places that birdfinding books had advised. All to no avail.

Does anyone know a really great place to find these excellent and most
worthy bird?

Rahne Kirkham
rahne at mindspring.com
Federal Way, Washington