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Black-Crowned Night Heron

Scientific Name: Nycticorax nycticorax Family: Ardeidae Order: Ciconiiformes
Size: 23-28 inches Range: Winters throughout Western U.S. Habitat: "Marshes, shores, lakes"

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Photo 1 of 8.   Location: Bolinas Lagoon.   Date: 2004-07-03


Photo 2 of 8.   Location: Bolinas Lagoon.   Date: 2004-07-03


Photo 3 of 8.   Location: Bolinas Lagoon.   Date: 2004-07-03


Photo 4 of 8.   Location: Coyote Hills.   Date: 2006-02-12

Juvenille in flight


Photo 5 of 8.   Location: Bolinas Lagoon.   Date: 2004-07-03


Photo 6 of 8.   Location: Coyote Hills.   Date: 2005-06-26


Photo 7 of 8.   Location: Coyote Hills.   Date: 2006-02-12

Juvenille in flight


Photo 8 of 8.   Location: Hawaii.   Date: 2008-03-24