Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Luria Park

This Sunday morning about 7:30 a.m., we saw a somewhat rare bird for our area: Yellow-crowned Night Heron.

This stocky creek fisherman was wading very slowly and meticulously where two small creeks meet. He was visible from the boardwalk on the Raymondale side.

The Yellow-crowned Night Heron breeds mainly in swampy areas in the deep south but can be found in smaller numbers in our area. Their main diet consists of crustaceans like the crayfish that live in the muddy Holmes Run tributary that runs through Luria Park. They spend winters in northern parts of South America.

Look carefully in the creek. You may see this summer visitor!