Herons and Waders

Least Bittern (male)



Wood Stork - Green Cay Wetlands, Florida - April, 2018

Wood Stork (in flight) - Green Cay Wetlands, Florida - April, 2018

American Bittern - Lostwood NWR, North Dakota - June, 2002

Least Bittern (male) - Green Cay Wetlands, Florida - April, 2018

Least Bittern (female) - South Padre Island, Texas - April, 2018

Great Blue Heron - South Padre Island, TX - April, 2013, Kentucky Dam, KY - June, 2003, and Hammond, IN - January, 2004

Great Blue Heron (in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - July, 2012

Great Blue Heron (white form - "Great White Heron") - Key West, Florida - May, 2018

Great Egret - Fort de Soto, FL - May, 2018, Pacific Grove, CA - September, 2017, Lake County, IN - July, 2007, St. Joe County, MI - August, 2022 and Door County, WI - October, 2023

Tricolored Heron - Largo, Florida - April, 2002 and South Padre Island, Texas - April, 2018

Reddish Egret (adult dark form) - South Padre Island, Texas - April

Reddish Egret (adult white form) - Laguna Atascosa NWR, Texas - July, 2007

Snowy Egret - Fort de Soto, FL - May, 2018, Moss Landing, CA - September, 2017 and Edinburg Scenic Wetlands, TX - April, 2013 and Dauphin Island, AL - April, 2010

Little Blue Heron (adult) - San Diego River, California - April, 2011

Little Blue Heron (1st cycle) - DuPuis Mgmt. Area, FL - May, 2018 and Willow Slough FWA, IN - July, 2003

Cattle Egret - Willow Slough FWA, Morroco, Indiana - May, 2005

Green Heron (adult) - South Florida and St. Joe County, Michigan

Green Heron (juvenile) - St. Joe County, Michigan - August, 2023

Black-crowned Night-heron (adult) - Chase Street Wetland, Gary, IN - June, 2004 and Hammond, IN - Feb., 2003

Black-crowned Night-heron (adult in flight) - Chase Street Wetland, Gary, Indiana - July, 2007

Black-crowned Night-heron (immature) - Hammond, Indiana - January, 2003

Yellow-crowned Night-heron (adult) - Lettuce Lake Park, FL - May, 2018 and Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX - April, 2018

Yellow-crowned Night-heron (immature) - Bass Lake, Starke County, IN and Migrant Trap, Lake County, IN

White Ibis (adult) - South Padre Island, Texas - April, 2018

White Ibis (immature) - Lettuce Lake Park, FL - May, 2018 and Santa Ana NWR, TX - April, 2018

Glossy Ibis - Green Cay Wetlands, Florida - April, 2018

White-faced Ibis - Crescent Lake NWR, NE - July, 2021 and Santa Ana NWR, McAllen, TX - April, 2018

Roseate Spoonbill (adult) - Lettuce Lake Park, FL - May, 2018 and South Padre Island, TX - April, 2018

Roseate Spoonbill (immature) - Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Texas - April, 2013

American Flamingo - Dry Totugas NP, Florida - May, 2018

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