Way to go, Clay. There must be something in the air. Last weekend at Cape May, the Leica staff helped a stranded bittern too. You can see pictures of it here:
http://www.birdchick.com/2006/10/leica-staff-helps-bittern.html Sharon Stiteler Minneapolis, MN On Nov 4, 2006, at 5:03 PM, Clay Christensen wrote: > My wife Jean and I rescued an American bittern from the St. Anthony > Park community gardens, between Robbins St. and the railroad > tracks, just west of Raymond Av. (Ramsey County). It had been seen > in the area a week earlier and again yesterday by Sherman Eagles. > It never showed any ability to fly. Today it was crouched in one of > the garden plots, all fluffed up, looking as mean as it could, with > that rapier beak aimed right at my eyes (I wore my protective > goggles). I covered it with a towel and put it into a dog carrier. > We delivered it to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Roseville. > > Clay Christensen > Lauderdale, MN
