Water & shore birds
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
“On the evening of June 4 I spotted a Yellow-crowned Night Heron flying over the house and later noticed that there had been mentionings of what was probably the same bird at Pond Cove.”
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Jun 19, 2019
On the evening of June 4 I spotted a Yellow-crowned Night Heron flying over the house and later noticed that there had been mentionings of what was probably the same bird at Pond Cove.
Jun 30, 2021
Yellow-crowned Night Herons have longer looking necks, and legs which extent past the tail when in flight.
Jul 1, 2026
Yellow-crowned Night Herons have longer legs and necks, which give them a different silhouette.