Hi Phil,
Sure is one! Nice. There was one in CT last year or the year before that
eventually died and is now in the Yale museum. Hope this one survives better.
By the way this list is actually for the whole state, hence NYS birds, so
definitely the place to report this. For some reason upstaters rarely report
to this list:-(
Andrew
Andrew v. F. Block
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On Sunday, August 29, 2021, 10:05:45 PM EDT, Phil Jeffrey
<phil.jeff...@gmail.com> wrote:
I sent this to NYSBirds-L although I don't see it yet, but this is close
enough to NYC to be of potential interest. Note that this is a non-definitive
sighting.
Phil
On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 9:52 PM Phil Jeffrey <phil.jeff...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm wondering if I saw a Great White Heron.
I was on a non-birding visit (but with binoculars) to Marshlands Conservancy on
the day before hurricane/TS Henri when I saw a large white heron/egret that has
been troubling me. Compared to the many Great Egrets that I saw today in NJ,
this bird remains anomalous, so:
Initially assumed to be Great Egret. The bill appeared too massive, the upper
mandible somewhat dark, and the culmen somewhat straight. The overall bill
color did not present as the intense yellow that I saw on all the Great Egrets
today. The legs were blackish on the lower 1/4 (mud?) but definitely not black
for the remainder - more along the lines of olive but not yellow. It flew from
the shore (where I had assumed it was just a Great Egret) to one of the
mid-channel platforms and it gave a call that reminded me of Great Blue, which
is why I actually looked at it again. No plumes. Lores appeared greenish but
this bird was viewed at range without a scope.
On the face of it, it has potential to be Great White Heron but I assumed I was
just going senile since I've only ever seen that in FL. I may yet still be
nute, but this evening I noticed:https://ebird.org/checklist/S74368904from Oct
2020 (Cos Cob, CT), also one report from Nov, and also references an initial
report by James Muchmore in late Sept 2020.
Anyone birding the north shore of the L.I. sound might want to check Great
Egrets a little more carefully than usual.
Phil JeffreyPrincetin-ish NJ
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