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Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Riparian preserve

Notes:

This small heron was observed at the Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch. I frightened one and as it flew away, it gave a few sharp "wok" calls.

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Sonoran Desert - Plants and Animals
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Birds of California/Arizona
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PublishedAugust 29, 2015

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