Date:         Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:28:46 -0400
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From:         Les Roslund <lroslund@BLUECRAB.ORG>
Subject:      Yellow Crowned Night Heron  At  Pickering Creek
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    Today (7/24) most of the Shorebirds at Pickering Creek seem to have bailed out - but what a marvelous replacement was there:
    A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON!
    This was an immature bird - when I saw it just before noon, it was standing like a statue in the pond closest to Sharp Road.  I stopped at the entrance to Pickering Creek (on Audubon Lane) and scoped it carefully - getting a great view with no ambiguity about thick black bill, long neck, well defined striping, etc.
    About a half hour later, as I left the sanctuary grounds, I stopped for another view.  This time it was farther away from Audubon Lane, and had been joined by a Great Blue Heron.  The Y-C was stalking prey - perhaps it will stay around if the frog catching is good.
    Also around - two Snowy Egrets and a few Least Sandpipers.

Les Roslund
Lroslund@bluecrab.org
Talbot County
Easton MD 21601

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