{"id":421,"date":"2012-08-05T16:04:13","date_gmt":"2012-08-05T20:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=421"},"modified":"2012-08-05T16:20:21","modified_gmt":"2012-08-05T20:20:21","slug":"wallkill-river-nwr-looking-for-black-crowned-night-herons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=421","title":{"rendered":"Wallkill River NWR &#8211; Looking For Black-crowned Night-Herons"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-422\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3719.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-422\" title=\"_MG_3719\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3719-733x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3719-733x1024.jpg 733w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3719-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3719.jpg 1349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black-crowned Night-Heron at Walllkill River WR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I made it out to Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge before sunrise THREE times this week in hopes of finally getting some Black-crowned Night-Heron photos. I identified 37 species of birds (and one really cute mammal) in those three days. Here&#8217;s a short list of favorites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Double-crested Cormorant<\/li>\n<li>Great Blue Herons(many!)<\/li>\n<li>Great Egret<\/li>\n<li>Green Heron<\/li>\n<li>Black-crowned Night-Heron<\/li>\n<li>Bald Eagle<\/li>\n<li>Cooper&#8217;s Hawk<\/li>\n<li>Peregrine Falcon<\/li>\n<li>Pectoral Sandpiper<\/li>\n<li>Indigo Bunting<\/li>\n<li>Bobolink<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I finally got a pretty good look at both an adult and a juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron this morning, and it is thanks to John &#8211; a fellow birder I met out at the refuge this morning. He told me when he first arrived that he had never had any luck finding BCNH at this site. Moments later one flew right over our heads! He later found three BCNH in a couple of trees just off of the east side of the trail and he made sure I knew exactly where to find them. Thanks John!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3727.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-423\" title=\"_MG_3727\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3727-1024x739.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3727-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3727-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3727-415x300.jpg 415w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3727.jpg 1223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I cropped this pretty heavily because I am amazed at the color of this bird&#8217;s eyes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-424\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3743.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-424\" title=\"_MG_3743\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3743-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3743-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3743-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3743-418x300.jpg 418w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3743.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the best shot I could manage of this young Black-crowned Night-Heron. I love the markings on this bird!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-428\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_36321.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-428\" title=\"_MG_3632\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_36321-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_36321-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_36321-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_36321.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I thought this was a beautiful Red-winged Blackbird.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-429\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3693.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-429\" title=\"_MG_3693\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3693.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"667\" height=\"1001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3693.jpg 667w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3693-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I am pretty sure this is a female Bobolink, though when I took the photo I thought it was a Red-winged Blackbird in the yellow early morning sun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3673.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-425\" title=\"_MG_3673\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3673-1024x730.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3673-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3673-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3673-420x300.jpg 420w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3673.jpg 1090w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Double-crested Cormorant landed in the water in front of the viewing platform for just long enough to get a couple photos before he was on his way&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-426\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3657.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-426\" title=\"_MG_3657\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3657-1024x737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3657-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3657-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3657-416x300.jpg 416w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3657.jpg 1246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I thought the light was really nice on this Canada Goose in flight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-430\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3583.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-430\" title=\"_MG_3583\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3583-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3583-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3583-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3583-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karen Miller found this little critter when we were out on Saturday morning. We found out later that it is an Ermine. In the winter it will have a white coat with a black nose! (Thanks for the info Gail).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-431\" style=\"width: 734px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3637.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-431\" title=\"_MG_3637\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3637.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"734\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3637.jpg 734w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3637-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Green Heron on a wire. A first for me, though I saw it two times this week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-432\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3712.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-432\" title=\"_MG_3712\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3712-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3712-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3712-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/MG_3712.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One more of the adult Black-crowned Night-Heron.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made it out to Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge before sunrise THREE times this week in hopes of finally getting some Black-crowned Night-Heron photos. I identified 37 species of birds (and one really cute mammal) in those three days. Here&#8217;s a short list of favorites: Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Herons(many!) 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