| Great Egret | Ardea alba Linnaeus |
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| Here is our British Columbia database for Great Egret. It includes a selection of the most noteworthy observations. If you have additional records that would be important to include, please let us know. |
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| Great Egret Maps. Click in the "Title and Link" column to view. | ||
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| Source/Reference | Title and Link | checked |
| Michael G. Shepard |
Map archive for Great Egret (includes 2001 British Columbia maps). |
2002-11-19 |
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Noteworthy observations of Great Egret in British Columbia |
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Status: Rare visitor to southern B.C. Most records are during the spring and summer. |
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Location |
Number |
Notes |
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Summer 2003 |
Vaseux Lake |
see notes |
Up to five birds present. Click HERE to view a photo by Neil Dawe of a couple of these individuals. |
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May 7-24, 2003 |
Kelowna |
1 |
Acland Pond (Cathy Jones et al.) |
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May 15, 2003 |
Creston area |
1 |
Duck Lake (Marc-André Beaucher) |
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August 5, 2002 |
Rock Creek area |
1 |
Kettle Valley Golf Course (Jeff Bates) |
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May 12, 2002 |
Reifel Island |
1 |
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October 19-28, 2001 |
Westham Island |
1 |
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October 15, 2001 |
White Rock |
1 |
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August 25 to October 14, 2001 |
Vancouver RBA |
Boundary Bay Area |
see notes |
Widely reported from during this period. Up to two birds seen at a time. |
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September 29 to October 9, 2001 |
Reifel Island |
see notes |
Two birds reported September 29, one on September 30 to October 6. |
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September 30, 2001 |
Victoria RBA |
Nanaimo River Estuary |
1 |
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August 27 to September 30, 2001 |
Adrian Dorst |
Tofino |
1 |
(Adrian Dorst). Second record for the Tofino area. |
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June 24 to September 28, 2001 |
Ranson 2001, Phil Ranson |
Williams Lake |
1 |
(Phil Ranson et al.) |
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September 14-20, 2001 |
Derrick Marven, Fenneman 2001 |
Courtenay/Comox |
1 |
Last reported at Goose Spit September 20 (Jamie Fenneman, Nathan Hentze). |
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September 17-20, 2001 |
Tsawwassen Jetty |
1 |
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September 7-12, 2001 |
Smithers |
1 |
Toboggan Lake (Ros Pojar). Dates approximate. |
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September 10, 2001 |
Derrick Marven |
Deep Bay |
1 |
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August 27, 2001 |
Victoria RBA |
Englishman River |
2 |
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August 26, 2001 |
Victoria RBA |
Cordova Bay Area |
2 |
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August 3-25, 2001 |
Abbotsford |
1 |
Willband Creek Park |
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August 24, 2001 |
Vaseux Lake |
1 |
North end of the lake (Laurie Rockwell, Todd Hunter). |
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August 10-19, 2001 |
Langley |
1 |
Brydon Lagoon, last reported August 19 (Bastaja 2001). |
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August 6-12, 2001 |
Saanich |
2 |
Swan Lake. They were also seen at nearby Blenkinsop Lake on August 12 (Dyson 2001). |
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July 2001 |
Tsawwassen area |
1 |
In the vicinity of the base of the jetty, last reported July 8. |
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June 30, 2001 |
Abbotsford |
1 |
Mt. Lehman area. |
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June 5, 2001 |
Chilliwack |
1 |
West of Prest Road on Prairie Central. |
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June 4, 2001 |
Nicomen Slough |
1 |
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June 7-11, 2000 |
Vancouver RBA |
Vancouver Area | see notes |
Single birds (the same one?) were reported from Roberts Bank June 7, Iona Island June 9, and Reifel Island June 11. |
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