I visited Lake Hiawatha yesterday around 5pm, just before the storms rolled in. I went to the spot on the golf course by hole 12 but only saw a great blue heron from that location. There were no golfers near by so I did not have any problems with people. I went back to the park side and stood on the shore of the lake and spotted an immature green heron on a sand bar in the lake. He was about 50 feet away. Another birder and I watched him hunt off the sandbar for quite a while. He then flew over to where the creek enters the lake., which was close to where we where standing. We ended up with in about 10 feet of the bird. I took some pictures and will try and get one up on my blog soon. The picture are not as clear as I like becuase there was very little light, they were taken a few minutes before the sirens sounded to warn us about the thunderstorm and tornado warning, but it is clear enough to ID the bird. I am wondering if others have seen an immature green heron in the area or if possibly this is the bird that has been identified as an immature YCNH. I did not see any other herons so it is possible that it is not the same. If you have seen the YCNH at Lake Hiawatha please take a look later and see if this is the same bird.
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