Check your dictionaries and bird books guys - if indeed it was a heron of any sort it wouldn't be considered a pelagic bird... (pelagic - of the open ocean) Good job of IDing, though! Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska > -----Original Message----- Paul wrote > > > It sounds for all the world like a black-crowned night heron, > although I think the head plumes are usually white, not yellow. > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jul 01 2002 - 21:20:40 PDT
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