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Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Photo by TylerGraden
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38.8525, -75.2524

Field Notes

Description:

A Snowy Egret eating a fish.

Habitat:

Tidal pond.

Notes:

A road goes through this tidal wetland; the egrets (and other birds) gather near drainage pipes that run underneath it to catch the fish that flow through during incoming or outgoing tides. They're intelligent enough to gather only on the side that the tide is flowing out of, when the tide changes they go to the other side of the road.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Ava T-B
This spotting could go in the Hunters and Animal Feeding Behavior mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8463465

Spotted for Missions

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Birds of the World
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Hunters & Animal Food Habits
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
Mission
Delaware Wildlife
Mission
Wildlife of the DELMARPA

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PublishedApril 19, 2014

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