[wisb] Re: Black-crowned Night Heron - Veterans Park Lagoon
- From: steven lubahn <stevenlubahn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: thomas657@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:27:23 -0500
The Black-crowned Night Herons fly out to the breakwalls east of South Shore
Yacht club down past Texas Avenue in Milwaukee every evening. You may find
several if viewing conditions are right. We’ve occasionally had Yellow-crowns
in the past flying over the Coast Guard Impoundment toward the breakwalls in
years past.
Steven Lubahn
Cudahy
Milwaukee Co.
On Jun 24, 2014, at 2:12 PM, thomas657@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Made a quick stop at the Veteran's Park Lagoon in Milwaukee this morning.
> The fog was thick along Lake Michigan so views were tough.
>
> Red-winged blackbirds were actively defending their nest areas. Meanwhile,
> there was one Black-crowned Night Heron on the east side of the lagoon near
> the south end. It was a rare treat to see one perched out on the open and
> extended upward. It was unfortunate that the fog present. I managed to get
> one decent photo and a couple with the fog, including two in-flight.
>
> Photos were nothing spectacular, but documented the bird's presence. I
> haven't seen other BCN Herons at the lagoon for some time.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/22836210@N03/
>
> Tom Wright
> Wales
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