Herons And Bitterns

Great egrets (Ardea alba), seldom make any sound at all, but I caught this one yelling at a pair of white-tailed iites (Elanus leucurus) that were hassling him for sitting too near their nesting site in the Elkhorn Slough wildlife area.

A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), one of my favorite birds, complains that I've gotten too close to his perch in a Hackberry tree at the edge of Peck's Lake [Arizona]. This sample was taken at 8 pm.

Virginia Rails, Clapper Rails, Soras, Moorhens, Bitterns and sometimes Coots like to perform this act, which I call a synchophony. This happens fairly frequently when something disturbs the peace of the marsh and several birds call in response at once. In this sample a Great Blue Heron circles over and calls, and first a Bittern or Rail, then two Soras, another Virginia and finally another Sora join in the "synchophony". I have recorded instances when a barking dog, an airplane, and other rails have set off the phenomenon. I'm not sure what purpose this [chorus] serves, but it occupies a significant amount of my thinking time. It's most probably a general alarm in the marsh - A Great Blue, a dog and an overhead airplane might all be considered risks if you're a rail - and note that the participants are generally Rail-family birds or birds with rail-y behavior, who are used to communicating primarily vocally (they can't see each other in the marsh).

Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) are common residents of the country, though I rarely hear them call. This one was recorded in flight in Grano de Oro, in the Talamancas,(Costa Rica) 11/98.

This Green Heron (Butorides virescens) and I surprised each other early one September morn. I was recording a nervous Moorhen and walked right under the Heron before either of us noticed. This is the sound he made as he took flight from his Willow perch and flew away.

Green Heron (Butorides virescens) This is a sample to compare to North American birds. I found a little marshy area 10 miles north of Quepos (Costa Rica) that was absolutely full of Green Herons and Northern Jacanas.

Little Blue Herons (Egretta caerulea): This recording was made in June, when the adults have by and large left to breed in the north, so you see almost exclusively juvenile Little Blues.

The Least Bittern is secretive and subtle in every way, spending its day among the cattails and reeds, and seldom "surfacing". Even this chuckling breeding "song" is subtle and quiet, and it's sung only during the Spring breeding season. This one was recorded March 21, 1998 near "Becky's Slough" of Tavasci Marsh [Arizona]. .

The Least Bittern's call is often heard but easily confused with the calls of other marsh birds, especially various rails. This call is heard outside the Least Bittern breeding season, and is often part of a "synchophony".

A family of Black-Crowned Night Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) lives in Tavasci Marsh [Arizona], and they roost each evening in the same dead trees as a family of Great (American) Egrets (Ardea alba)

Description: Two loud guttural calls as the bird was coming down for a landing approximately 10m in front of me. No filtering. Recorded with Olympus LS-10S and Sennheiser ME66. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no Common name: Great Egret Type: call Genus: Ardea Species: alba Location: Theodore Wirth Park, Minneapolis, MN Elevation: 260 m. Date: 27 April 2013, 06:43. Source: Metadata: http://xeno-canto.org/131650 Audio file: http://www.xeno-canto.org/download.php?XC=131650. Author: Jonathon Jongsma. Object location 44° 58′ 37.2″ N, 93° 19′ 26.4″ W : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 44.977000; -93.324000. xeno-canto Sharing bird sounds from around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English | മലയാളം | Español | +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.:. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 truetrue.

Description: English: bird-seen:no playback-used:no Common name: Little Egret Type: flight call Genus: Egretta Species: garzetta Location: Área Metropolitana de Sevilla (near Isla Mayor), Sevilla, Andalucía Country: Spain Elevation: 0 m. Date: 7 August 2018, 08:02. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/432219 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/432219/download. Author: Joost van Bruggen. Object location37° 11′ 51.36″ N, 6° 11′ 02.76″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 37.197600; -6.184100. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: Agami Heron (Agamia agami). Date: 10 April 2011 11:00. Source: https://xeno-canto.org/explore?query=Agamia%20agami. Author: Andrew Spencer.

Description: English: :Nocturnal recording in the city with Telinga Foldable V2 Dish, mic Stereo MK3 and recorder ZOOM H5. High Pass filter applied bird-seen:no playback-used:no Common name: Grey Heron Type: nocturnal flight call Genus: Ardea Species: cinerea Location: Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen Country: Germany Elevation: 110 m. Date: 1 September 2020, 22:57. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/610467 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/610467/download. Author: Jens Loose. Object location51° 03′ 36.72″ N, 13° 46′ 17.04″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 51.060200; 13.771400. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: odd and frightfull scream bird-seen:no playback-used:no Common name: Grey Heron Type: call, flight call, incredible scream Genus: Ardea Species: cinerea Location: Arnhem, Arnhem, Gelderland Country: Netherlands Elevation: 10 m. Date: 26 September 2018, 05:08. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/436360 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/436360/download. Author: Joost van Bruggen. Object location51° 56′ 24″ N, 5° 54′ 13.68″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 51.940000; 5.903800. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: 2 x mics EM 172 + Zoom F1 Common name: Grey Heron Type: nocturnal flight call Genus: Ardea Species: cinerea Location: Fontaine-le-Comte, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Country: France Elevation: 140 m. Date: 24 April 2020, 04:27. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/550579 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/550579/download. Author: Benoît Van Hecke. Object location46° 32′ 02.04″ N, 0° 16′ 14.52″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 46.533900; 0.270700. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: bird-seen:no playback-used:no Common name: Grey Heron Type: flight call, nocturnal flight call Genus: Ardea Species: cinerea Location: Arnhem, Arnhem, Gelderland Country: Netherlands Elevation: 10 m. Date: 31 August 2018, 05:51. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/432922 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/432922/download. Author: Joost van Bruggen. Object location51° 56′ 24″ N, 5° 54′ 13.68″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 51.940000; 5.903800. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: bird-seen:no playback-used:no Common name: Grey Heron Type: flight call, nocturnal flight call, wingbeats Genus: Ardea Species: cinerea Location: Arnhem, Arnhem, Gelderland Country: Netherlands Elevation: 10 m. Date: 31 August 2018, 05:51. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/432919 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/432919/download. Author: Joost van Bruggen. Object location51° 56′ 24″ N, 5° 54′ 13.68″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 51.940000; 5.903800. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: DIY parabolic mic (2 x mics EM 172) + Zoom F1 Common name: Grey Heron Type: flight call Genus: Ardea Species: cinerea Location: Béruges, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Country: France Elevation: 150 m. Date: 1 March 2020, 16:30. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/531166 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/531166/download. Author: Benoît Van Hecke. Object location46° 31′ 18.84″ N, 0° 12′ 44.28″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 46.521900; 0.212300. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: bird-seen:no playback-used:no Common name: Grey Heron Type: life stage uncertain, nocturnal flight call, sex uncertain Genus: Ardea Species: cinerea Location: Oviedo, Asturias, Principado de Asturias Country: Spain Elevation: 400 m. Date: 3 April 2020, 02:30. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/545059 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/545059/download. Author: Luis Alvarez Menendez. Object location43° 17′ 18.6″ N, 5° 48′ 56.52″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 43.288500; -5.815700. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: bird-seen:no playback-used:no Common name: Grey Heron Type: agitated call, juvenile Genus: Ardea Species: cinerea Location: Área Metropolitana de Sevilla (near Isla Mayor), Sevilla, Andalucía Country: Spain Elevation: 0 m. Date: 4 August 2018, 02:08. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/432231 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/432231/download. Author: Joost van Bruggen. Object location37° 11′ 51.36″ N, 6° 11′ 02.76″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 37.197600; -6.184100. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: Nocturnal recording in the city, Olympus LS14. ID changed after discussion in Forum. bird-seen:no playback-used:no Common name: Little Bittern Type: flight call, nocturnal flight call Genus: Ixobrychus Species: minutus Location: Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen Country: Germany Elevation: 110 m. Date: 31 May 2019, 01:40. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/480404 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/480404/download. Author: Jens Loose. Object location51° 03′ 36.72″ N, 13° 46′ 17.04″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 51.060200; 13.771400. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: bird-seen:no playback-used:no Common name: Little Bittern Type: flight call Genus: Ixobrychus Species: minutus Location: Área Metropolitana de Sevilla (near Isla Mayor), Sevilla, Andalucía Country: Spain Elevation: 0 m. Date: 4 August 2018, 02:17. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/431991 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/431991/download. Author: Joost van Bruggen. Object location37° 11′ 51.36″ N, 6° 11′ 02.4″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 37.197600; -6.184000. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: :Nocturnal recording in the city with Telinga Foldable V2 Dish, mic Stereo MK3 and recorder ZOOM H5. bird-seen:no playback-used:no Common name: Little Bittern Type: nocturnal flight call Genus: Ixobrychus Species: minutus Location: Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen Country: Germany Elevation: 110 m. Date: 24 May 2020, 23:47. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/618583 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/618583/download. Author: Jens Loose. Object location51° 03′ 36.72″ N, 13° 46′ 17.04″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 51.060200; 13.771400. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.