Hi all, Reports of a "Little Blue Heron" at Stearns Lake, Boulder County, have been coming through since 9/1. Photos show a bird with bright yellow facial skin, pure white wing-tips, and black scaling coming in on the legs. All of these features line up well with a juvenile Snowy Egret. Some excellent photos of the bird can be seen here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S148893236
David Sibley desribes some of the salient ID features for these two species here: https://www.sibleyguides.com/2012/08/distinguishing-immature-white-little-blue-heron-from-snowy-egret/ Happy birding, Christian Nunes Longmont, CO -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/DM4PR19MB607488B32DD086C8F257A7FCBCEFA%40DM4PR19MB6074.namprd19.prod.outlook.com.
