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Uploaded on Apr 15, 2010

Experience the song of an American Bittern emanating from a cattail marsh in spring, as narrated by the Cornell Lab's Laura Erickson. Learn more about American Bitterns at All About Birds: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Am...

Audio recordings by Steve Pantle. Photographs by Gerrit Vyn and Marie Read. To explore more audio recordings visit the Macaulay Library: http://macaulaylibrary.org/index.do

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  • Alison Murray

    Alison Murray 2 years ago

    it sounds like a leaking faucet.

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  • Chris Ducat

    Chris Ducat 2 years ago

    What an amazing creature...

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  • Diane Brunet

    Diane Brunet 1 month ago

    Such a great sound and quite original.....love it.

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  • JennRighter

    JennRighter 8 months ago

    It sounds like Spring Peepers to me.

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    in reply to juufa72 (Show the comment)
  • juufa72

    juufa72 9 months ago

    Are those frogs in the background? If yes, does anyone know what species?

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  • Dudu Ribetti

    Dudu Ribetti 1 year ago

    hum

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  • Voinar010

    Voinar010 1 year ago

    Sounds like Skype. :D

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  • AuraStudios

    AuraStudios 1 year ago

    it's the skype login/logoff sound

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  • squizz222

    squizz222 1 year ago

    Maybe you should have known that the range of the American Bittern extends to Canada.

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  • primeorganist88

    primeorganist88 1 year ago

    pardon? i'm a chemist and an ornithologist.

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  • kevin mcmillen

    kevin mcmillen 1 year ago

    best ever recording of this species ever- thanks

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