Most life history traits of the American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) have not been studied and are poorly understood. The ability of the American Bittern to renest has not been confirmed previously. A second nesting attempt by an American Bittern was observed on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge on 8 July 1996. This information provides insight into American Bittern fecundity by showing that additional reproductive capability exists when nests are destroyed by predation or weather related events. Future studies of nesting bitterns will need to consider renesting when estimating density of nesting females.
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1 June 2000
First Described Renesting Attempt by an American Bittern
David A. Azure,
Wayne L. Brininger,
John E. Toepfer,
Gary Huschle,
Richard D. Crawford
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