Linda Phelan Thompson: We have G. Egrets nesting with the GB Herons out on Sauvie Is., at Smith and Bybee, and out just beyond Jackson Bottoms, the closest to us that I know of. These are the three spots I know of personally. They started nesting at Smith and Bybee several years ago. I could take you to any one of these spots.
There was a Great Egret at a private farm pond just north of McMinnville this afternoon. Isn’t this a bit late in the season for that bird here in the Willamette? Not according to eBird which shows records here in Yamhill until mid-May. There are not records of the egret nesting in this county though it does nest in marshy areas east of the Cascades in south-central Oregon. There was also a single Greater Yellowlegs in the shallows of the same pond.
While at the pond I heard and saw a flock of about 200 white-fronts fly over, heading north. Some wintering ducks linger–see checklist below.
No Name Pond, McMinnville, OR, Yamhill, Oregon, US
Apr 25, 2020 4:00 PM
14 species
Greater White-fronted Goose 200 in migration
Canada Goose 1
American Wigeon 1
Mallard 4
Green-winged Teal 10
Ring-necked Duck 7
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 5
European Starling X
American Robin 1
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird X
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
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