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Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

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This bird has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Vincent, Alabama

Kelseyville, California

Big Pine Key, Florida

Cocoa Beach, Florida

Lutz, Florida

Yale, Iowa

Flat Rock, Michigan

Woodstown, New Jersey

Columbus, Ohio

Summerville, South Carolina

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Big Pine Key, FL (Zone 11) | July 2011 | Neutral

These birds stand still at the water's edge and wait to ambush prey, mainly at night or early morning. They primarily eat small fish, crustaceans, frogs, aquatic insects, small mammals and small birds

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