Yellow-crowned nigh heron



Keith McLeans Conservation area, June 9, 2023.
Definitely out of its normal range, this bird was seen and photographed by numerous people.
A rare treat.

Nyctanassa violacea.
Found year-round along the crustacean-rich southern Atlantic coast, Yellow-crowned Night-Herons in North America can also breed inland by feeding on crayfish in streams. They may breed as far north as Michigan and Ontario, and individuals can appear even farther north and west in spring (mainly adults) and late summer or early fall (juveniles).
source- Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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