Great Blue Heron Phalacrocorax auritus

Jamaica Bay New York, August 2004.

Juvenile. Showing brown tips to coverts.

Great Egret Ardea alba

Cape May New jersey, August 2004.

Likely an immature as no wing plumes are present.

Green Heron Butorides virescens

Cape May New jersey, August 2004.

Likely an 1st summer bird as the upper mandible is not all dark for adult or pale enough for juvenile.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea

Cape May New jersey, August 2004.

Juvenile told from Black-crowned by the blunt tipped bill and tiny white spots to coverts.