I saw one of these several years ago at the IDOT pond in Springfield, Illinois. When it spotted me, it pointed its head straight up in the air and swayed with the reeds. I was there to fish and I’m not really a birder, so I had no idea at the time that this was rare to see. I told a co-worker, who is a very serious birder, about this the next day and he was very disappointed that I hadn’t called him. He tried going back to the pond later, but the bird was no longer around. That was… Read more »
I saw one of these several years ago at the IDOT pond in Springfield, Illinois. When it spotted me, it pointed its head straight up in the air and swayed with the reeds. I was there to fish and I’m not really a birder, so I had no idea at the time that this was rare to see. I told a co-worker, who is a very serious birder, about this the next day and he was very disappointed that I hadn’t called him. He tried going back to the pond later, but the bird was no longer around. That was… Read more »