Name this bird??? North Mississippi

  • coppertop
    Central MN
    Posts: 2853
    July 10, 2007 at 4:30 am #1255396

    While smallie fishing on the upper north Mississippi this past w-end I found this lone bird perched high in a pine tree. The blackbirds would not leave this poor guy alone. I was born and raised on the river and have fished it since I was a kid and don’t ever remember seeing one of these. Does anybody know what it is? Sorry for not remembering your member name but something eyes the great photographer, you probably can put a name on this guy? Also had this visitor hop off an island while fishing but by the time I got my camera she noticed us and put some safe distance between us.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    July 10, 2007 at 4:38 am #588522

    I think we should call him Wally.

    Jack Naylor
    Apple Valley, MN
    Posts: 5668
    July 10, 2007 at 5:00 am #588524

    My initial quess on this bird is a “Green Heron”, or a “Least Bittern”, both of these birds are Heron’s.

    But I’ll keep checking it out…

    If it is, Central MN is it’s most north/western part of it’s range.

    Jack..

    chuckles
    Manchester, Iowa
    Posts: 427
    July 10, 2007 at 5:30 am #588527

    Definately a green heron – the yellow legs are a dead give away. They are sometimes called shy-pokes. They are most often seen by duck hunters at dawn and dusk – but it is definatley one of those right place – right time situations. I saw a pair of them about a week ago around one of our wetlands at our Nature Center. Chuckles

    jeff_jensen
    cassville ,wis
    Posts: 3053
    July 10, 2007 at 11:34 am #588548

    Adult Green Heron-L 18″ WS 26″ WT 7OZ. Uncommon along edges of marshy or wooded streams and ponds, solitary and somewhat secretive. Taken from the “Sibley” field guide to birds of eastern N America.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22386
    July 10, 2007 at 12:28 pm #588566

    I say Boo Boo….

    big g

    MrTwister
    Dubuque, Iowa
    Posts: 100
    July 10, 2007 at 12:29 pm #588567

    I agree with James – I like Wally

    robby
    Quad Cities
    Posts: 2821
    July 10, 2007 at 12:35 pm #588569

    Green Herons are neat birds. Not nearly as common as the Great Blues. They take crap from no bird, if a Great Blue or Egret is fishing in a spot they want, they will simply chase them off.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    July 10, 2007 at 1:43 pm #588592

    I saw a couple at the lake last weekend. I was thinking bittern, but the brother said green heron. Looks like he was right, like the 8# pike I said was 10#. After looking at the picts on the camera, I think he was closer.

    DeeZee
    Champlin, Mn
    Posts: 2128
    July 10, 2007 at 2:10 pm #588598

    Cool pic Coppertop.
    I was just up river from you this past weekend. After I was done guiding, I picked up my Dad and at one point in our close surroundings we had 6 deer, 3 wild turkeys, a bald eagle (that had something in its claws), and a small family of raccoons. I felt like we were at a zoo! Amazing country!!!

    At any rate Randy, that pic is cool.

    sgt._rock
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 2517
    July 10, 2007 at 4:19 pm #588654

    Green Heron……. Green Sunfish…. Here we go again.

    basshundter
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 105
    July 12, 2007 at 4:23 am #589364

    oh yeah, thats a green heron.

    Wadsworth
    Posts: 255
    July 13, 2007 at 7:29 am #589809

    Quote:

    Green Heron……. Green Sunfish…. Here we go again.

    Ha ha, I thought I was the only one who remembered the “Green Sunfish”

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