Ardea herodias, 
Lake limb agog, Maine. 
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1395. Before the Ducks began arriving a Great Blue Heron 
Sept. 7. alighted in the pond within twenty yards of us. We were only 
partially concealed by the brakes but we lay perfectly still 
for 
and A three or four minutes the big bird stood erect and motion*-* 
less staring at us intently but evidently unable to make out 
just what we were v Finally he sprang into the air and made 
off rising in a broad spiral,coming back over us again and 
again at a constantly increasing height. His cariosity was 
. 
apparently unsatisfied but he was nevertheless much alarmed 
for he kept uttering a low coc-coc during the whole time that 
he remained in sight. 
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