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Summer Herons & Egrets

Ardeidae spp.

Accabonac Harbor, tidal creeks

Summer Herons & Egrets (Ardeidae spp.) — Ardeidae spp. · Photo: Frank Schulenburg (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Great and snowy egrets, great blue herons, and black-crowned night herons feed tidal creeks all summer long.

Best months

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best time of day: Morning and dusk
How to see: Walk salt-marsh edges with binoculars.
Operator: Self-guided
Cost: Free
Age: All ages
Accessibility: Varies
Responsible viewing: Keep distance from foraging birds.
Weather / sea state: Any.

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