Snowbirds: Volunteers Follow (and Help) Our Herons and Egrets South

[caption id="attachment_198" align="alignleft" width="275" caption="Snowy egret at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge"][/caption]    It’s now February, and winter has “set in” here in Maine for sure.  Many of u

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Burying Island, a Heronry of the Past

[caption id="attachment_176" align="alignleft" width="125" caption="Photo by Steve Perrin"][/caption] The following was written by Steve Perrin, a long-time observer of one of Maine's largest great blue heron colonies... Great blue herons maintaine

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Summary of 2009 Aerial and Ground Efforts

[caption id="attachment_160" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Two great blue heron nestlings await a food delivery.

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Off-Season Ground Visits

This fall and winter, I've been visiting great blue heron colonies that I didn't have time to visit this past summer.  During these visits, I usually make sure the original GPS coordinate is correct; take notes on the habitat and best way to approach the site; and count all nests that ar

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