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© 2000 Walter
Bauer, San Antonio, Texas
Field
Marks: A stocky gray heron with a black and white head. Yellow on
crown seldom noticeable.
Voice: Quack, higher-pitched than
Black-crown.
Where found: Ne. U.S. south to Peru,
Brazil. Partial migrant.
Texas: Summer visitor (Mar. - Oct) in
e. two-thirds of Texas (west to Edwards Plateau, s. Staked Plains, and
Panhandle), breeding locally. This particular bird was seen and photographed in
New Braunfels, Texas along the Comal Creek. Winters locally along coast,
casually inland.
Habitat: Swamps, marshes, shores, bayous.
Nest: A platform of sticks, in bush or tree in swamp or grove; alone or in small group. Eggs are bluish green. They lay between 3-6.