Date: 11/22/24 11:45 am From: Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Great Egret near McKenna, WA (Pierce County)
I spotted a GREAT EGRET in the pond on the north side of highway 710, west of 64th Ave S, just east of McKenna, WA. (My wife sighted this egret on November 18 in the same area.) There are large ponds on each side of the road here, and with the latest storm that hit three days ago, even more water is there. There are no places to park here along this busy highway, but parking on 64th Ave S, just east of the pond, is a possibility. When I was driving west, the egret was located about the middle of the pond; and when I drove east about 45 minutes later, it was closer to the highway and further east. Well seen because I was able to slow down enough to get a good look at it. (eBird checklist info below.)
Great Egret 1 Large white bird, long neck, yellow dagger bill, long dark legs, wading in pond. Definitely not a Trumpeter Swan or other long-necked large white bird. Saw it dart head down, much like a Great Blue Heron.
