[EBB Sightings] Green Heron at Lake Temescal

Jim,

I often see Green Herons at Lake 
Temescal, both juvenile and adult. 
I assume they are resident and 
breeders there.  In the past couple 
of months I've observed both the 
juvenile and an adult, mostly in 
the location you saw yours and in 
the lake adjacent to the mouth of 
the inlet stream.

Good birding,

Bob Battagin
Oakland



----- Original Message ----- 
From: JimRoethe at aol.com
To: sightings at diabloaudubon.com
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 
5:49 PM
Subject: [EBB Sightings] Green 
Heron at Lake Temescal


Yesterday I saw what looked like a 
first year juvenile Green Heron 
where the creek comes into Lake 
Temescal.  Are they common in this 
area?  It was very near a 
Black-crowned Night Heron and was 
significantly smaller so I didn't 
think it could be a Night Heron or 
an American Bittern.  It also had 
yellow eyes, a yellow strip between 
the eyes and bill, yellowish legs, 
a sharp bill, heavy brown & white 
striping on the throat and breast 
and a dark gray/black crown and 
back.

Jim

Jim Roethe
jimroethe at aol.com