Apparently they are territorial this time of year. Because during summer they
associate together with no apparent problems.
But, then, I have never seen a Great Egret this late in the season.
Charlie
On Nov 14, 2016, at 2:50 PM, David Svetich <svetich813@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
A great blue would not let an egret stay at a pond near my house this Fall
either. Who knew?
On Nov 14, 2016 3:46 PM, "Charles Crawford" <cr4d@xxxxxxx
<mailto:cr4d@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
Highlight:
1 Great Egret. Flagged by eBird.
The Great Egret flew in to Lake Penn, landed and was immediately chased off
by a Great Blue Heron. I have never seen this before.
The heron chased the egret for 1/4 to 1/2 mile. Eventually the egret returned
to Lake Penn, then later I saw it Lake Davis. (Unless there were 2 Great
Egrets!)
KY Sandy Lee Watkins County Park, Henderson, Kentucky, US
Nov 14, 2016 7:25 AM - 9:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.1 mile(s)
20 species
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1 JPGs attached. At Lake Penn and Lake Davis.
Northern Harrier 2 1 Male, & 1 other
Killdeer 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
American Crow 7
Horned Lark 20
Carolina Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 2
Song Sparrow 22
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Eastern Meadowlark 18
Common Grackle 25
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32550179 ;
<http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32550179>
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org ;
<http://ebird.org/>)
Charlie
Henderson Co.
