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Black-crowned night heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

A stocky heron with short legs and bills compared to the bigger "day" herons. It has a black cap and back, light grey wings, white underparts, and red eyes. This one was part of a nesting rookery of at least 40 birds (pic 6).

Habitat:

Spotted at Klopp Lake at the Arcata Bird Sanctuary in Arcata, California.

Reference Links:

Black-crowned night heron - Wikipedia

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Comments (2)
Brian38
Thanks for commenting Tukup. I love your story. It reminds me of how I got interested in science and Project Noah as well.
Tukup
The bird that started it all. I saw one of these as a little kid and didn't know what it was. I got a book, identified it and have been hooked ever since. Thanks for the blast from the past Brian.

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California Coastal Wildlife Watch
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Birds of the World
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Southern California Wildlife
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Birds of California/Arizona

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PublishedNovember 28, 2021

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