Hi Bob,

Great egrets (and other heron species) frequently engage in post-nuptial
movements, often north from their coastal NE breeding range. I've seen them
in the bayous off Lake Champlain on a number of occasions and well up the
Hudson from their Long Island breeding colonies. For five days in the late
90s, we had an immature little blue heron that hunted peepers off a muskrat
lodge in our front yard wetland, which we affectionately call Coyote
Hollow.

Ted

On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Robert Z. Norman <
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> I don’t know how many from the user valleys area have seen a great exert,
> but I saw one very clearly about 15  years ago. So seeing one is quite
> credible. How fortunate you were!
> If anyone wants a description of the event back then I can send it. It is
> a long story.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> From: Upper Valley Birders <[log in to unmask]> on behalf
> of Greg DeFrancis <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Greg DeFrancis <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 1:45 PM
> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]
> >
> Subject: Re: [UVB] Great Egret
>
> Betsy,
> I’m sure you’ve spotted a Great Egret, as you first noted - a bit rare for
> sightings around here, but not at all out of the realm of possibility.
> Check out eBird for Vermont sightings over the past 5 years….
>
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