New York Great Blue Heron Lays An Egg

Great blue herons started arriving back in Maine over two weeks ago.  The first report I received was of two birds seen near a breeding colony in Brunswick on Monday, March 12th.  Despite these early arrivals, most of the state's birds don't initiate nesting until mid-April, and some as late as mid-May.  In New York, it appears the great blue heron nesting season begins a bit earlier.  A live webcam on a nesting pair of great blue herons at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology just documented that the female laid her first egg last night!