Size 13"  Dark back and crown.  Buffy streaked breast.  Their flight looks hampered and their legs dangle as they almost hover from one spot to another.  They primarily travel through the reeds and not the air. 

I have found the Least Bittern several times over the past few years.  It has always been on a fresh water marsh with lots of water plants.  The marsh beside the Port Charlotte Super Wal-Mart was where this photo was taken.  They were there for a couple years, but I didn't see them last year.  Last year I found one at the mash beside Charlotte County's Environmental Campus on Harborview Blvd, but I haven't seen any this year yet.   

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