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BirdsSensitive species
A stocky night hunter that roosts by day and flies out at dusk with a hoarse quok.
Field facts
HabitatMarsh, wooded swamps, urban rookeries
RangeScattered statewide
When to lookApril to October
StatusState endangered in Indiana (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesYellow-crowned night-heron
Field note: Young birds are brown and spotted for two years before turning grey.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Rookeries are protected. Watch from outside the tree line.
This species is treated as sensitive: locations are generalised to county level and never routed to directly.
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