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A casual spring and fall migrant with no recent records from the region. Although Brown et al. (1987) referred to records from “both rims and the river,” only two specific records have been published: one along Havasu Creek on 1 May 1974 (Steven W. Carothers) and one seen flying past Grand Canyon Village on 14 Aug 1939 (Eddie McKee). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.

(Botaurus lentiginosus) American Bittern is a casual spring and fall migrant with no recent records from the region. Although Brown et al. (1987) referred to records from “both rims and the river,” only two specific records have been published: one along Havasu Creek on 1 May 1974 (Steven W. Carothers) and one seen flying past Grand Canyon Village on 14 Aug 1939 (Eddie McKee). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.