Stocky and compact heron. Often tucks neck into it's body creating a hunchback look. Adults have a black cap and back that contrasts with it's whitish to pale gray belly and gray wings. Black-crowned Night-Herons often spend their days perched on tree limbs or concealed among foliage and branches. They forage in the evening and at night, in water, on mudflats, and on land.
The Eastern Screech Owl is a small owl that is relatively common in Eastern North America. Two color variations are referred to as "red or rufous morphs" and "gray morphs". This is the "gray morph".
