Black-crowned Night-Heron
“Lastly, on June 25, sometime before dusk where the Pond Cove wetlands meets Shore Road, two Black-crowned Night Herons and a trio of Glossy Ibis’ flew overhead (probably headed to a nearby island to roost for the night), while at the same moment…”
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Lastly, on June 25, sometime before dusk where the Pond Cove wetlands meets Shore Road, two Black-crowned Night Herons and a trio of Glossy Ibis’ flew overhead (probably headed to a nearby island to roost for the night), while at the same moment…
Of note, while I was listening for owls I was startled by what I believed to be the barking squawk of a Black-crowned Night Heron.
A few more noteworthy mentionings include: on May 7 I spotted three Black-crowned Night Herons flying together at dusk over IGA.
At dusk on July 20 I came across a Black-crowned Night Heron along the banks of Pond Cove Brook Corridor section.
I was able to identify it as a Black-crowned Night Heron rather than a Yellow-crowned by noting that its feet did not extend past the tail in flight.