Amy Lardner first heard the strangled squawking sound while walking near the Lincoln Park Zoo more than a decade ago. It was the call of the black-crowned night heron, a wetland bird found throughout ...

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The scientific name of the black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) means “night raven” in Latin, reflecting its mostly nocturnal nature and its raven-like loud squawk. Black-crowned night ...

OAK HARBOR - A black-crowned night heron made a rare visit to Ottawa County, stopping at Wild Wings Marina near the Lake Erie Shoreline. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources lists the ...

Slowly, cautiously, the juvenile black-crowned night heron peered out the door of its carrier, stretching its long neck to observe its new, wetland environs. There was a lot to take in. The young bird ...

A Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) was observed bill-vibrating, a foraging behavior in which the heron submerged its bill tip in the water and rapidly opened and closed its mandibles ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - A team from the Oakland Zoo has rescued 140 fledgling herons from downtown streets this year. Oakland is home to the largest black-crown night heron nesting ground in the Bay Area, ...

If you've noticed a lot of people with cameras at the waterfall area of Winchester center lately, there's a particular species of bird that has grabbed their attention: The black-crowned night heron.

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