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Black Crowned Night Heron At The Golf Course: Photo Of The Day

This beautiful bird is considered "uncommon." Have you spotted one?

Black Crowned Night Heron at Spring Valley Golf Course, Milpitas, Calif.
Black Crowned Night Heron at Spring Valley Golf Course, Milpitas, Calif. (Jim Erickson)

MILPITAS, CA — Jim Erickson snapped this photo of a Black Crowned Night Heron on the lake edge at Spring Valley Golf Course in Milpitas on Monday. Jim checked his “Field Guide To Birds” and found that this 26 inch bird ranges throughout the Western States, but is considered to be “uncommon.” Thank you for sharing your photo and research, Jim!

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