Re: [cobirds] A word of caution on the Stearns Lake "Little Blue Heron"

When reading the Sibley description of foraging habits, he describes snowy egrets as running along in the water and being gregarious. The snowy egrets that I have on my pond are very slow and patient with some move another feet, but never running along the side of the pond.

Do others see this behavior in snowy egrets? I certainly seen it in reddish egret and tri colored egrets before.

Thanks for your consideration.

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 

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On Sep 5, 2023, at 8:22 PM, Christian Nunes <pajaroboy@hotmail.com> wrote:



Hi all, 

Reports of a "Little Blue Heron" at Stearns Lake, Boulder County, have been coming through since 9/1. Photos show a bird with bright yellow facial skin, pure white wing-tips, and black scaling coming in on the legs. All of these features line up well with a juvenile Snowy Egret. Some excellent photos of the bird can be seen here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S148893236

David Sibley desribes some of the salient ID features for these two species here: https://www.sibleyguides.com/2012/08/distinguishing-immature-white-little-blue-heron-from-snowy-egret/

Happy birding, 

Christian Nunes

Longmont, CO

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