Lindo Lake Pied Bill Grebes. The grebes didn't like being watched, so after diving a few times, they disappeared into the reeds. PM Lindo Lake Least Bittern. I had recently read an article in Smithsonian Magazine on the bitterns and how hard they are to watch or photograph. I'm pretty sure I managed to get good footage of this bittern as it walked through the reeds and eventually flew to a nearby bunch of cattails.
Bitterns are relatives of herons and have a very low booming call.
Before we saw the Least Bittern, we had mistakenly assumed there was a bullfrog in the cattails. Bitterns are not uncommon, but they are very secretive, and we were extremely lucky to see one. We spotted the bittern while trying to get video of a Common Yellowthroat. Our last bird of the day, and a nice bird to end on. The yellowthroat is a tiny yellow bird with a pretty wren-like song.