Date: 5/25/26 2:25 pm From: Harold Snyder <sny302...> Subject: Re: [NFLbirds] Yellow-crowned night heron with drab eyes
Interesting observation.
1) I looked at all our photos and did not find a gray eyed YCNH...we've
photographed quite a number of different individuals in different
locations, plummages and age.
And to my reading eye:
2) Peter Pyle's book does not mention this.
3) Neither of James Hancock's books on World Herons mention it.
4) Cornell Birds of the World does not mention it.
So seems youve found a rare pigment aberration. Maybe someone else has
information or I missed something in my sighted references. I wouldn't be
surprised if there are journal articles were this is mentioned. But to me
it is somewhat like seeing a yellow cardinal: unexpected.
Regardless I enjoyed your sharing the photos.
Hal Snyder
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On Mon, May 25, 2026, 4:31 PM Christine Anderson <steeno123...>
wrote:
