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Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycricorax nycticorax

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Field Notes

Description:

Brown and gray bird with red eyes. I believe it's a type of Night Heron but I don't know which.

Habitat:

Seaport Village docks

Notes:

I was taking a photo of the reflection of the boats in the water when this bird walked into the shot. This is the only pic I got of it but majorly cropped it for the second upload.

Reference Links:

Black-crowned Night Heron

Species ID Suggestions

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Reference Link
Ava T-B
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Comments (2)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Thanks Ava! I wasn't sure if it was because there was so much brown on the top wing.

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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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Global Flight

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PublishedDecember 18, 2011

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