The very rare local chance to observe a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron continues this morning.
Jay McGowan confirmed that this immaculately plumaged juvenile is still at the small marina in Taughannock Falls State Park. Distinguishing this bird from juveniles of our more common Black-crowned Night-Heron are the smaller rounder head, the thicker shorter black bill, the longer legs, the longer thinner neck (often extended), and the tiny whitish spots instead of longer whitish teardrops at the tips of the feathers on the folded wings. Yellow-crowned Night-Herons specialize in eating crabs, and this bird has been eating crayfish. - - Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
