Wading bird
Ardea herodias
A common year-round resident of shorelines, estuaries, marshes and farm ditches. Herons from local colonies forage widely across the tide flats.
This species is sensitive to disturbance. WildLookout doesn't map nests, roosts or colonies.
Peaks across 7 months. Present all year; foraging activity is widespread in spring and summer while adults feed chicks.
