Date: 10/1/25 7:57 pm From: Doug Ward via Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders...> Subject: [inland-NW-birders] Great Egret - Hayden Lake, ID
Dropped into Sportsman Park on the north end of Hayden Lake (Kootenai Co., ID) this afternoon (Weds., 1 Oct.'25) to see if any late shorebirds may have shown up on the mudflats where Hayden Creek enters the lake. Nothing more than a KILLDEER and a GREATER YELLOWLEGS, but did have a GREAT EGRET which is still hanging around, a very good bird in the county with only a handful of previous records. There have been up to three (3) egrets reported at this spot since mid-September; I last stopped here a little over a week ago and had one then. Given the amount of time it's been there, guessing it has found plenty of eats so may be repeatable for some time. If you have any questions or would like more specific directions, please let me know separately.
