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Great Egret - (Ardea alba) 

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Identification

  • Large white heron
  • Long yellow bill
  • Long black legs, black feet
  • 39" (99 cm.)

Habitat

  • Wetlands, lakes, ponds

Additional Information

  • Fairly common migrant, uncommon summer resident
  • State threatened species
  • In Wisconsin, is at the northern edge of its range
  • Has been seen in the Reserve wetlands during spring migration

Comparable Species

  • Great Blue Heron
  • Snowy Egret
  • Cattle Egret

Great Egret in field

Great Egret in flight

 

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639 
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us

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