Black-crowned Night Herons are somewhat common in our area in the warmer months:

Last August, 2021, a Yellow-crowned Night Heron spent about a month in the Col. Sam Smith Park area. This is a species usually found in the south-eastern United States, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. It is an exceedingly rare straggler in Ontario.

Today, again at Col. Sam Smith, I photographed a juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron.

Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Herons look very much like juvenile Black-crowned Night Herons but have a thick dark bill as opposed to the sharply pointed yellowish bill of the Black-crowned.

Juvenile Yellow-crowns have relatively narrow distinct streaks:

as opposed to the broad blurry streaks of the Black-crowned:

The neck is shorter for the Black-crowned:

Other birds:

NATURE POETRY

Warm summer sun,
    Shine kindly here,
Warm southern wind,
    Blow softly here.
Green sod above,
    Lie light, lie light.
Good night, dear heart,
    Good night, good night. - Mark Twain

Miles Hearn