Yellow-crowned Night-herons

Warblerick (Warblerick@aol.com)
Thu, 2 Apr 1998 07:21:03 EST


Fran, 

     This message is mostly for you, as I'm not sure you got my message that I
left you on your answering machine yesterday. I was driving along Sligo Creek
Pkwy yesterday at 3:50 P.M. and as I looked out the window towards the creek,
was surprised to see an adult Yellow-crowned Night-heron flying over the creek
(about 20 feet up) towards Piney Branch Rd. I was between Piney Branch Rd. and
Wayne Ave. when I saw the bird, perhaps a bit closer to Piney Branch. So I
guess the pair may be back again for another nesting season. Check this out
before the leaves fill out on the trees and makes finding them too difficult!
It would be even nicer to have them as a county bird as well as a state bird,
eh?

Rick Sussman
Ashton, MD
Warblerick@aol.com