Just went back and had it pointed out to me. Sitting high up on back side of an oak tree and not at all conspicuous.
On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 7:54 AM MJH <hurb...@gmail.com> wrote: > This morning was my first chance to look for this bird since learning > about it. I went there around 7AM and did not find it. (Not a strong > indication that it is gone, rather that the guy with terrible > eyesight doesn't usually locate too many silent, drab birds...) I will be > watching eBird today and this list - hopefully if anyone re-finds they can > post with some details as to where it is at now. > > Thanks, > Michael > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 12:23 PM Doug Kieser <chew...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The Yelllow-crowned Night-heron can be seen with fairly unobstructed >> views, >> if it remains in the roosting spot it was occupying a half-hour ago. >> It is above eye-level in a tree on the shore of Goose Nest Pond (there are >> many trail maps along the Richardson Nature Center Trails). Walk the >> length of the square metal boardwalk to a bench just past the end of the >> boardwalk. The heron is on the east side of the pond, maybe 50 yards >> from >> the bench and above eye-level. It will help a lot if there is someone >> present to point it out! >> >> Doug Kieser >> Minneapolis >> >> On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 9:53 AM Alyssa DeRubeis <alderub...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > The bird was seen again between 8:30 and 9:00am this morning. I don’t >> have >> > any other details on today’s sighting. But it’s still around at least! >> > >> > Alyssa DeRubeis >> > Montreal, QC >> > >> > > On Aug 19, 2020, at 11:45 PM, Alyssa DeRubeis <alderub...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > > >> > > I usually stick to reporting casual/accidental species, but this >> “rare >> > regular” is in the Twin Cities, where many birders could enjoy it. >> > > >> > > However, this bird was sighted yesterday and just reported to the >> > Facebook masses today. Two birders tried for it this evening with no >> luck. >> > > >> > > But for those interested, check out Seong Oh’s eBird checklist: >> > https://ebird.org/checklist/S72603587. Specifically, the bird was near >> > the square loop dock. >> > > >> > > Good luck, >> > > >> > > Alyssa DeRubeis >> > > Montreal, QC >> > >> > ---- >> > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> > >> > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice >> social >> > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> > >> >> ---- >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
