Great Egret - Photo: Tim White

Great Egret

Ardea alba


Status:

Annual migrant. Can be fairly common in fall and spring. Many over-wintering.


Local Habitat:

Ponds, marshes, fields


Habits:

Roosts with other herons overlooking water


Commonly Seen:

Spittal Pond, golf course ponds, Devonshire and Pembroke marshes