[bcbirdclub] Re: Unusual Yard Bird
- From: "Mathis" <weer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <hawk036@xxxxxxx>, "Buchanan County Birdclub" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 22:23:33 -0400
Mike,
Lucky find. I think I met you at the Snowy Owl site in Beckley, WV. Weren’t
you the one who took those great photos using a scope?
Cecelia Mathis
Sparta, NC
From: Michael Sanders
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 8:37 PM
To: Buchanan County Birdclub
Subject: [bcbirdclub] Unusual Yard Bird
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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