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Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

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This bird has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Imperial Beach, California

Big Pine Key, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Saint Petersburg, Florida

Jackson, Mississippi

Luther, Oklahoma

Summerville, South Carolina

Austin, Texas(2 reports)

Houston, Texas(3 reports)

La Porte, Texas

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rntx22

Puyallup, WA (Zone 8b) | December 2008 | Neutral

These things are EVERYWHERE in summer around the southeast Houston area along roadside ditches. I see them in the winter also but not as much. They have made a nest in a big oak tree at my parents house every summer.

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