Cattle Egret at Bush Terminal Pier Park

There's been a spate of this rare egret species around the area, but a total unexpected sighting occurred at Bush Terminal Pier Park.

From Gus Keri's video on his Facebook page, the CATTLE EGRET was inside the ball field with artificial turf...

It looks like a new species for this young park on Brooklyn's coast....

Never expected to see that ...

also in Gus' words at Bush Terminal : " Bush Terminal Pier's park: Cattle Egret, Common Raven (2) and Killdeer.

Owl's Head park: Brown Creeper (3), Red-breasted Nuthatch (2) and Black-capped Chickadee.