great herons and egrets

genus Ardea

Member of typical herons and egrets (subfamily Ardeinae)
pelicans, herons, and allies (order Pelecaniformes)
waterbirds
birds (class Aves)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

There are no other wild species of this genus in California.

great blue heron
Ardea herodias

great egret
Ardea alba

great egret
Ardea alba

black feet; compare to snowy egret (Egretta thula)

2 observed taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 26 (all are research grade)

Locations:

Coyote Hills RP: 5
Point Lobos SP: 5
Guadalupe River Trail: 3
Bay Trail: 2
Coyote Creek Trail: 2
Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge: 2
Ed R. Levin CP: 2
Alum Rock Park, San Jose
Lake Chabot RP
San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail
Skyline Ridge OSP
Vasona Lake CP

Months:

Jan.: 6
Feb.: 1
Mar.: 1
Apr.: 3
May: 2
Jun.: 1
Jul.: 2
Aug.: 0
Sep.: 4
Oct.: 3
Nov.: 3

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Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist