San Francisco Bay Area Bird Watching
SeaBirds of Marin, SF Bay and Gulf of the Farallones
SeaBirds of Marin, SF Bay and Gulf of the Farallones
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron Scientific classification
- Black-crowned Night Heron Kingdom: Animalia
- Black-crowned Night Heron Phylum: Chordata
- Black-crowned Night Heron Class: Aves
- Black-crowned Night Heron Order: Ciconiiformes
- Black-crowned Night Heron Family: Ardeidae
- Black-crowned Night Heron Genus: Nycticorax
- Black-crowned Night Heron Species: N. nycticorax
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Description:
Adults are 64 cm long and weigh 800 g. They have a black crown and back with the remainder of the body white or grey, red eyes, and short yellow legs. Young birds are brown, flecked with white and grey. These are short-necked and stout herons.
Adults are 64 cm long and weigh 800 g. They have a black crown and back with the remainder of the body white or grey, red eyes, and short yellow legs. Young birds are brown, flecked with white and grey. These are short-necked and stout herons.
Other Information:
These birds stand around. I mean motionless. They stand there even when not fishing. They look at you but they don't move. I always thought they were small until one landed right near me off the coffee patio at North Point Coffee in Sausalito. They look a bit like a penguin, though not in the same family at all. They look so sharp in the distance, but like a stuffed animal up close. They make a quok sound. Apparently their eyes are pink during breeding and yellow the rest of the time. To date I have only seen ones with pink eyes.
These birds stand around. I mean motionless. They stand there even when not fishing. They look at you but they don't move. I always thought they were small until one landed right near me off the coffee patio at North Point Coffee in Sausalito. They look a bit like a penguin, though not in the same family at all. They look so sharp in the distance, but like a stuffed animal up close. They make a quok sound. Apparently their eyes are pink during breeding and yellow the rest of the time. To date I have only seen ones with pink eyes.
Where to find them in the San Francisco Bay Area:
North Bay, Sausalito Shoreline, Sausalito Docks. There is a rookery on the Marin Islands in the North Bay. Black-crowned Night Heron are adorable. To get the the rookery one needs a boat. Kayaks are best so as not to disturb the birds.
North Bay, Sausalito Shoreline, Sausalito Docks. There is a rookery on the Marin Islands in the North Bay. Black-crowned Night Heron are adorable. To get the the rookery one needs a boat. Kayaks are best so as not to disturb the birds.
Sea Birds of the San Francisco Bay, Marin, Northern Coast + Gulf of the Farallones.
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They seem small, but this photo give you a sense of scale. This one looks sort of like a stuffed animal. They dont move a whole lot. Marin, California.
Photography ©SFBAYIMAGES.com (Buy or License Photo)
They seem small, but this photo give you a sense of scale. This one looks sort of like a stuffed animal. They dont move a whole lot. Marin, California.
Photography ©SFBAYIMAGES.com (Buy or License Photo)
Black-crowned Night Heron with breeding eyes, Marin, California.
Sea Birds of the San Francisco Bay, Marin, Northern Coast + Gulf of the Farallones.
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Black Crowned Night Heron in Flight, Art in Nature. Sausalito, Marin County.
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Black Crowned Night Heron in Flight, Art in Nature. Sausalito, Marin County.
Sea Birds of the San Francisco Bay, Marin, Northern Coast + Gulf of the Farallones.
Photography ©SFBAYIMAGES.com (Buy or License Photo)
Black Crowned Night Heron in Flight, Art in Nature. Sausalito, Marin County.
Photography ©SFBAYIMAGES.com (Buy or License Photo)
Black Crowned Night Heron in Flight, Art in Nature. Sausalito, Marin County.
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