[bcbirdclub] Re: Unusual Yard Bird
- From: Michael Sanders <hawk036@xxxxxxx>
- To: hawk036@xxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 20:48:23 -0400
I forgot to mention Ron Harrington had a Yellow-crowned at Eastern Little
League field on Tue, 06 May 2014, sitting over Beaver Creek. This location is
just a mile or two down stream from my house. Beaver Creek runs through my
property also so they could have been nesting for few years now.
Mike Sanders
Bristol, VA
> On Mar 29, 2015, at 8:37 PM, Michael Sanders <hawk036@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I took this photo in my back yard on 08-08-2010 in the City of Bristol, VA, I
> identified it as a Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron , and I still feel
> confident that that is what it is. The tiny white spots and thin white edges
> in the wings and the narrow distinct streaks in the neck were my primary
> identifying marks. But this fellow and the Black-crowned can be confused so I
> if I am off base please let me know as this was my lifer yellow-crowned and
> my only one to date, my life list may shrink if I am mistaken. Anyway this
> was an unusual yard bird due to the fact the Yellow-crown’s nesting range
> only extends to roughly Kingsport and Elizabethton, TN and possibly Bristol,
> TN according to current records, at least thats the current information I
> have. Cool bird none the less.. P.S Sorry about the poor image quality I was
> using a Canon on the recommendation of a friend ;)……lol
>
> Mike Sanders
> Bristol, VA
>
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