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Least Bittern

Botaurus exilis

Sunnyvale WPCP--Lockheed Ponds and Marsh adjacent to Yahoo, California

November 8, 2026 · 5:11 PM local time · Reported by Alex Wiebe

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Notes from this checklist

“*rare, continuing. Came back today to try to get another recording. Gave shack calls only twice through the dusk listening period (5:11-5:31 pm), at 5:18…”

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11 report groups

On 15 eBird checklists · 7-day window ending November 9, 2026

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Checklist details
Survey type
Traveling
Time in the field
21 minutes
Distance covered
0.109 km
Birders on the outing
1 person
Species logged on this checklist
7 different species