Scientific Name: Botaurus lentiginosus

Residency: In summertime, resides throughout most of Arizona except for the southeastern corner.

Diet: Eats fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects and small mammals. 

Predators:  No known information.

Nesting: Platform nest with cattails, sticks, and grasses. The nest is placed in marsh vegetation inches above water. Eggs: 2-7 per clutch, buffy olive-brown. One brood per year.

Nesting Records:

Notes: Can camouflage itself by putting its beak straight up in the air and blending into the surrounding vegetation.

Photo: to be uploaded.

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