Arkansas driver mistakes bird by an Arby's for a chicken before birders identify an elusive American bittern

"Some people stare at reeds on the shoreline for hours at a time for years before they see one of these guys." ...
WFFF Burlington on MSN

VINS returns American Bittern to the wild

Vermont's Institute of Natural Science recently returned a bird that was hit by a vehicle back to the wild.

Sound on: Have you ever heard this strange creature while out on the water?

Male bitterns make the sound to establish territories and attract mates by opening and closing their bills, gulping air and inflating their esophagus.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Once bittern twice shy

An Australasian Bittern chick hatched in a rice bay.(Matt Herring) The Australasian bittern is a strange bird. It has a low, loud call, and has been known to use grass stalks as tools. Strangest of ...
BBC

Booming year for the bittern, say conservationists

Bittern numbers have increased by a fifth in the last year, the RSPB said Conservationists are celebrating a record year for bitterns after a monitoring project revealed numbers had increased by a ...
The Guardian

Bittern conservation programme flying high as birds boom again

Scientists tracking the shy heron species’ foghorn-like song have recorded more than 150 males across England and Wales, up from 11 in 1997 The once beleaguered bittern is booming, literally and ...
The Daily Telegraph

Bittern: medieval banqueting dish that died due to hunting and loss of habitat

One of the UK's rarest birds, the bittern, is making a new comeback from extinction, after its best year on record led to the numbers of breeding males topping 100 for the first time. Here is a ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Once bittern twice shy

An Australasian Bittern chick hatched in a rice bay.(Matt Herring) The Australasian bittern is a strange bird. It has a low, loud call, and has been known to use grass stalks as tools. Strangest of ...