In western WA, I have about 180 records of Great Egret in my database.
Of those 65 are for Nov through March. I don't think that I can say with
any certainty that any records would refer to the same birds or not.

Russell

Ruth Sullivan wrote:

>Hello Russell,
>I am looking at my photos in 1995.We found one Egret on 8-14-1995 and again
>i photographed this bird on 8-29-1995.This bird was in the canal where the
>Water tower is and also on the game range and on the 25th on Damon Point.Is
>this bird what you listed on 12-26 -1995 onother bird ,or did the bird we
>had in August the same?
>There also where several Great Egrets in the Kent Ponds in earlier times
>when there was a lot of rareties benn sighted.I also took photos of this
>birds what i can not find at this moment.I believe this was in 1994.
>
>Ruth Sullivan
>Tacoma
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Russell Rogers" <rrogers at olypen.com>
>To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:48 AM
>Subject: Re: Great Egrets in Western WA
>
>
>>Here are the winter (November to Feb) Pacific and Grays Harbor County
>>records for Great Egret that I have in my database for 1993-2000. I
>>think that this is far from complete.
>>
>>1 12/31/1993 Westport Grays Harbor
>>1 12/26/1995 Ocean Shores Grays Harbor
>>1 12/19/1996 Westport Grays Harbor
>>1 1/27/1998 Westport Grays Harbor
>>1 2/13/1998 Westport Grays Harbor
>>1 2/17/1998 Westport Grays Harbor
>>1 12/20/1998 Grays Harbor Grays Harbor
>>1 1/9/1999 Bay Center Pacific
>>8 11/25/1999 Westport Grays Harbor
>>2 1/22/2000 Westport Pelagic Grays Harbor
>>
>>Russell
>>
>>Paul Webster wrote:
>>
>>>The report of a Great Egret at Ocean Shores is very interesting. We have
>>>
>a
>
>>>few old records of these in Pacific County, but nothing in recent years:
>>>
>one
>
>>>hunkered down in bad weather in the small marsh on US 101 by the Palix
>>>
>River
>
>>>near Bay Center on 1/2/82, one at Leadbetter Point on 11/12/83. And we
>>>
>saw
>
>>>what was probably the same bird again at Leadbetter on 1/2/84.
>>>
>>>Paul Webster
>>>Seattle
>>>paul.webster at attbi.com
>>>
>>>
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>>Russell Rogers, Mary Moore, Emily Rogers, and Will Rogers
>>219 South 2nd Ave.
>>Sequim WA 98382
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>>Russell Rogers
>>Fish and Wildlife Biologist
>>Point Whitney Shellfish Laboratory
>>Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
>>1000 Point Whitney Road
>>Brinnon WA 98320
>>(360) 586-1498 ex 221
>>mailto:rogerrer at dfw.wa.gov
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Russell Rogers
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Point Whitney Shellfish Laboratory
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
1000 Point Whitney Road
Brinnon WA 98320
(360) 586-1498 ex 221
mailto:rogerrer at dfw.wa.gov
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