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| Snowy Egret, Hadley, MA, July 27, 2015 |
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| Snowy Egret, Hadley, MA, July 27, 2015 |
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| Snowy Egret, Hadley, MA, July 27, 2015 |
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| Snowy Egret, Hadley, MA, July 27, 2015 |
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| Snowy Egret, Hadley, MA, July 27, 2015 |
Although I made several stops over the weekend in search of an
unusual heron or egret it took me just a few minutes along the Connecticut
River this morning to finally have some luck. I originally thought the river
would be running too high after some showers yesterday but when I checked on my
way to work I noticed it was down enough to expose some mud. I made a quick
stop and noticed a half dozen Spotted Sandpipers and then glanced around some
trees and noticed a small white bird moving through the shallows...a Snowy
Egret. The bird successfully grabbed a large number of small fish before it
abruptly took off to the north. It returned about ten minutes later and then
continued to feed. Despite the prevalence of this species along the coast it is
quite unusual in Hampshire County with only a handful of records. This is only
the second one I have ever seen in Hampshire County (the other was in the marsh
behind the house back in 2007).
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