I am aware of a couple of confirmed Green Heron nests, one near The Evergreen
State College west of Olympia in 1980 and one off Cooper Point Road, not far
from The Evergreen State College, this spring.

However, I feel certain that Green Herons nest regulary in a vast area of the
lowland Puget Trough. The species appears to have expanded its range and become
relatively common here in the past 30 years.

Kelly McAllister
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Olympia, Washington
Reply to: mcallkrm at dfw.wa.gov

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, Gary Bletsch wrote:

> Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 13:21:00 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Gary Bletsch <garybletsch at yahoo.com>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Green Heron in Skagit County
>
> Dear Tweeters,
>
> A friend's son-in-law found a fledgling Green Heron on
> a city street in Sedro-Woolley on June 12. The bird
> was taken to a rehabilitation facility.
>
> Local birders have long "known" that Green Hernons
> bred around here, but I had not heard of nests or
> young being seen. Have there been many confirmed
> breeding locations for the species in Western WA?
>
>
>
> =====
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Gary Bletsch
>
> near Lyman (Skagit County), Washington
>
> garybletsch at yahoo.com
>
>
>
>
>
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