[obol] Cattle Egrets

[Alan Contreras]

In the 1970s and 1980s, Cattle Egret was a much more regular late fall-December dispersant on the coast and occasionally inland, sometimes in small flocks.  It was even a semi-regular CBC bird that one hoped to find.  Since the early 1990s they seem to have fallen off the map.  I am not sure why.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ray Korpi <rkorpi at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 2, 2006 2:35 PM
>To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu
>Subject: [obol] Cattle Egrets
>
>All,
>What is interesting about my personal Cattle Egret sightings in Oregon (a 
>limited sampling to say the least) is that two of the three were at this 
>time of year or later--an October sighting some 10 years ago in Lincoln Co., 
>and a CBC sighting at Scappoose Bottoms in Columbia Co.  The only "breeding 
>season" sighting was a sighting near Burns the first year of the BBA, which 
>I think is one of a few records for the project.  There may be some post 
>breeding dispersal ongoing here
>Ray Korpi
>rkorpi at hotmail.com
>Vancouver WA
>
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Alan Contreras - Eugene, Oregon