A couple of years ago several of us spotted a Great Egret at the Skagit Wildlife area between Conway and La Conner, WA. south of MT Vernon. It was in late spreing or early summer.

> John Henninger:
> >I'd say it was quite rare to spot a great egret. The furtherest north I
> >have ever spotted s great egret has been a lagoon just north of Coos
> >Bay OR.
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> There are usually a couple in the Portland area each winter
> in the Portland area, and this year more than usual. Up to
> a dozen in Oaks Bottom before the flooding, and more on Sauvie
> Island.
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> So, I see no reason why one wouldn't be seen on Long Island, esp.
> this year.
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> - Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>
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