(....perching on a hammock easier THAN a bittern, too) Night-herons roost in trees and other elevated spots. On Friday, July 13, 2018, Jeff MacQueen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > It looks too small to me at the end of the brick path. I am sticking with > immature Black-crowned Night Heron, look at the wing spots in the hammock > picture and the short, stocky bill. A bittern’s bill is longer and more > dagger-like. I can see a night heron perching on a hammock easier that a > bittern, too. Jeff > > On Friday, July 13, 2018, Blake Allison <000000085d6e0931-dmarc- > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> I agree with George about the upright stance characteristic. Here's a >> picture from a few years back of an American Bittern my wife and I >> encountered on a lawn at the corner of Pinnacle Road and NH Route 10 in >> Lyme. In my experience, black-crowned and yellow-crowned herons "hunch." >> Also note the similarity in the striping. >> >> >> [image: Inline image] >> >> Blake >> Lyme, NH 03768-3400 >> >> >> >> On Friday, July 13, 2018, 6:23:56 PM EDT, Ted Levin < >> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> >> Hi George & Norma, >> >> That bill looks much too thick to be an American bittern, which tends to >> have a long, thin yellowish bill, as well as a much smaller head than >> either species of night heron. >> >> I'm guessing this is a juvenile night heron, likely black-crowned, on >> post-nuptial migration. >> >> Ted >> >> On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 5:38 PM, George Clark < >> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> What a nice adventure with the American Bittern at Goose Pond! As pointed >> out by David Sibley in a field guide book, this bittern resembles an >> immature night-heron, but differs in stance, in having unspotted wing >> coverts, and a boldly striped neck. Photographing a bittern on a hammock >> seems very possibly a unique experience. It would not be expected that >> anyone else has ever previously photographed this species on a hammock -- a >> most unusual perch for a bittern! >> >> George Clark >> Norwich, VT >> >> >> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 15:43:09 -0400, kmilk wrote: >> Here is the eBird link to heron photos. Hope someone can ID this bird >> and thank you. >> https://ebird.org/view/ checklist/S47172097 >> <https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47172097> >> >> >> Norma >> >> Canaan, NH >> >> >> To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] edu >> <[log in to unmask]> >> Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. 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