A friend and I went out to Fern Ridge along Royal Ave, at 7:30pm on Friday. We did not hear any Yellow-Breasted Chats, which I had heard, seen, and photographed the previous Monday around 8:30am. We did however, see two American Bitterns in plain sight on the North side of the trail, West of the denser shrubs where the Chats live, and we saw them "in-action" - while making their odd "oonk-a-choonk" call. Aging seems to be a real phenomenon. The jokes about it are getting less funny. I honestly can't remember if I posted already about the Chat - I don't think I did. Here's a link to the photo I got on Monday: CHAT: <http://priscillanhk.com/images/Yellow_Breasted_Chat_2071.jpg> http://priscillanhk.com/images/Yellow_Breasted_Chat_2071.jpg Priscilla Sokolowski