[tn-bird] American bittern

I saw my first (life) American bittern yesterday (4/23) at Fort Campbell 
(Stewart Co.) while surveying for new point count locations. It flushed out of 
a wet drain at the end of an old dirt landing strip. I immediately saw the dark 
patches on top of the wings as it flew directly away from me. Then I saw the 
striped breast and a black mark on the side of it's head as it turned and flew 
to the left. It's great to finally get those elusive birds! 

Daniel Moss
Clarksville, TN
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