The bird was seen a few more times by various observers, first closer to Rt.
13 and then along the south side of the pond, in the wooded area, where it
is likely still hanging out (although difficult to see from the building
area.) It is definitely a juvenile LITTLE BLUE HERON as Wes suspected. It
is mostly white with some blue in the wingtips and a slight bluish tinge to
the head.
Jay McGowan
Ithaca, NY
On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Wesley M Hochachka w...@cornell.edu wrote:
Hello all,
I just happened to glance out my window a minute ago and saw a white
large gull-like bird fly off of the pond near the white barn in Sapsucker
Woods and into a tree about 40m west northwest of the platform. Through
binoculars I think that it’s a juvenile LITTLE BLUE HERON (white heron/egret
with long thin black bill, and traces of bluish grey feathering on the top
of its head, and maybe wings). The bird’s still about 15m up in a tree as I
type.
Wesley Hochachka
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