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The snowy egret is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World little egret, which has become established in the Bahamas. At one time, the plumes of the snowy egret were in great demand as decorations for women's hats. [4] They were hunted for these plumes and this reduced the population of the species to dangerously low levels. [5]
McIlhenny established the refuge around 1895 on his own personal tract of the 2,200-acre (8.9 km 2) island, a 250-acre (1.0 km 2) estate known eventually as Jungle Gardens because of its lush tropical flora in response to late 19th century plume hunters nearly wiping out the snowy egret population of the United States while in pursuit of the ...
The distinction between a heron and an egret is rather vague, and depends more on appearance than biology. The word "egret" comes from the French word aigrette that means both "silver heron" and "brush", referring to the long, filamentous feathers that seem to cascade down an egret's back during the breeding season (also called "egrets").
Reddish egret, Egretta rufescens (R) Snowy egret, Egretta thula (B) Yellow-crowned night heron, Nyctanassa violacea (B) Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax (B) Green heron, Butorides virescens (B) Great egret, Ardea alba (B) Western cattle-egret, Ardea ibis (B) Great blue heron, Ardea herodias (B)
The black-capped chickadee is the state bird of Massachusetts. This list of birds of Massachusetts includes species documented in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and accepted by the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee (MARC). As of July 2023, there are 516 species included in the official list. Of them, 194 are on the review list (see below), six have been introduced to North America, three ...
Snowy owl. Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae. The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. Eastern screech-owl, Megascops asio; Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus
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Egretta is a genus of medium-sized herons, mostly breeding in warmer climates.. Representatives of this genus are found in most of the world, and the little egret, as well as being widespread throughout much of the Old World, has now started to colonise the Americas.