This from a visit Saturday-- The colony of Snowy Egrets on the island in Farrell Lake at City Park has more than doubled since the young were born. The count yesterday ranged from 35-40. When we counted yellow bills among the mostly black-billed adults, we came up with 20-25 new birds. Arriving at a true figure was impossible since most of these young branchers were clustered together on tree limbs or hunkered over in downy clumps on their nests. All but one fledgling Black-capped Nightheron on the island were also in nests or on branches. That streaky brown and white bird was standing motionless, legs splayed out, on a rocky point in the lake. In human terms--sorry, it seemed perhaps spellbound by its reflection in the water or immobilized by fear of being stranded. Now, while there are young Canada Geese, Mallards, Double-crested Cormorants, and the egrets and nightherons at the park, this is an especially nice place to bring young, even prebinocular-age birders. Frank and Nancy Hatch **************Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill. (http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000005)
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