Butorides virescens  (Green Heron)

© Rosemary Taylor (Photo ID #49089)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver
Photographer	Rosemary Taylor
Habitat	Golf course trees near Fraser River
Photo Date	August 16, 2013
Upload Date	August 16, 2013
Elevation (m)
Latitude	49.2
Longitude	-123.15
Photo ID #	49089
Comments	Birds of British Columbia (Campbell & Kennedy, 2009) cites these birds as 'uncommon' in summer in Vancouver. There are several nests on this golf course, and six chicks are found around a pond near the Clubhouse this year (2013), in an area easily accessible to non-golfers.