[TN-Bird] Immature night-heron

Greetings,
 
While I was driving west on Charlotte Pike just at the Richland Creek bridge 
in the Charlotte Park section of Nashville at 8:00 AM today, an immature night 
heron flew smack dab in front of my car, just over the hood, and dropped down 
into the creek just beyond the side ofthe bridge.  Even though 
yellow-crowneds have been known to nest just a few blocks away, this youngster 
was bulkier, 
browner and more spotted with the stouter neck and longer, thinner bill of a 
black-crowned, so I am calling it a black crowned.  As it crossed the car's 
hood, I had an almost-too-close look at its side and had a good look at its 
tail 
as it prepared for landing in the creek below.  Exciting look at a nice 
immature heron!  Came mighty close to having it as a "windshield decal"!!!!!!!!!
 
In the past, I have had numerous looks at black-crowneds in several locations 
on Richland Creek over behind St. Thomas Hospital and at the bridge across 
the little street that runs off Post Road down beside the old Hill estate and 
used to hook up with Harding Road at Belle Meade Boulevard before they blocked 
off the access at the Harding end. 
 
Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN


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