Try looking for the Green Heron it is much smaller and darker. There
also is a lesser blue heron that is smaller. Go to the link below and
than change the last 5 numbers to your zip code to see the birds in
that family in your area.
http://www.enature.com/localguide/lo...ipco de=08742

"Sam Hopkins" wrote in message
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Thanks for the input but that's not him. This sucker was black and
the night
heron has white in it.

"T. Barnes" wrote in message
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Sam Hopkins wrote:

Hi Everyone,

Saw a strange bird at my pond yesterday. It was the
same
size of
a woodduck (which is about 3/4 the size of a normal duck), black
or VERY
dark blue, had a neck like a goose, and flew into and sat in
trees. I'm
thinking it may be a baby herring that hadnt developed it's
colors yet.
I'm
in western PA zone 5. Any ideas?

Sam

A night heron? I have one on my farm pond nesting this year,
they do
perch in
trees but I usually seem them lurking around the edges in
underbrush. Do a
Google search for heron pictures.
BTW...they eat fish.
jtb