** Reply to note from Janet H.

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> And in another place: "Thus, within British Columbia about half of the
> herons exhibit a nomadic lifestyle, roaming between sites within and
> between breeding seasons, and about half nest at stable sites each year.
> Many small colonies use a site for only a few years, and the number of
> nesting pairs shows wide swings between years..."
<snip>

Never would I take away from Prof. Butler's work, but I must remind readers that
his recent book only covers the coastal race of the Great Blue Heron, _A. h. fannini_
and more specifically, those herons living along the Georgia Basin littoral. Some of
the conclusions reached therein may not apply to the inland nominate race, study of
which in B.C. is sorely lacking.

- Jack



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