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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
32.77, -79.93
Field Notes
Description:
An adult sitting in a nest in the top of the live oaks. Both sexes contribute to building their nests, and can take many days to do so. They will return to the same nest for many years, adding to it each year. Because herons nest in colonies, this means that colonies are long-lived as well, with a site in use for decades.
Habitat:
Yellow-crowned Night-Herons live in or near wetlands—on the coast along islands, mangroves, and barrier beaches; farther inland in wooded swamps, forested uplands, and lakes and rivers, sometimes near residential areas. They usually nest in small colonies, sometimes with other wading birds, and forage along tidal marshes, in tide pools and the shores of water bodies where crustaceans are abundant.
Notes:
Spotted in White Point Garden, Charleston SC
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