Wading Birds

Wading Birds of North America

North American birds include species found in the United States (excluding Hawaii) and Canada that are breeding species, regular visitors, and casual and accidental species from other regions that are believed to have strayed here without direct human aid, and well-established introduced species that are now part of our avifauna. In addition, as an identification aid, I have included photos of these species even if the photos were taken outside of the North American area.

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American Bittern


Crozet, VA
April 2018
Crozet, VA
April 2018
Crozet, VA
April 2018
Crozet, VA
April 2018

Rockfish Valley, VA
April 2013
Rockfish Valley, VA
April 2013
Rockfish Valley, VA
April 2013
Rockfish Valley, VA
April 2013

Nayanquing Point
WMA, MI; May 2013
Nayanquing Point
WMA, MI; May 2013
Nayanquing Point
WMA, MI; May 2013
Nayanquing Point
WMA, MI; May 2013

Norfolk, VA
November 2016
Norfolk, VA
November 2016
Dutch Gap, VA
December 2012
Everglades, FL
January 2013

Savannah NWR, SC
February 2016
Savannah NWR, SC
February 2016
Savannah NWR, SC
February 2016
Savannah NWR, SC
February 2016

Least Bittern


South Padre Is, TX
May 2015
South Padre Is, TX
May 2015
South Padre Is, TX
May 2015
South Padre Is, TX
May 2015

South Padre Is, TX
May 2015
South Padre Is, TX
May 2015
South Padre Is, TX
May 2015
South Padre Is, TX
May 2015

Cattle Egret


Rockfish Valley, VA
May 2009
Rockfish Valley, VA
May 2009
Naples, FL
January 2012
Naples, FL
January 2012

Eagle Lakes, FL
January 2014
Harns Marsh, FL
January 2013
Maui, Hawaii
January 2009
Maui, Hawaii
January 2009

Sydney, Australia
January 2011
Sydney, Australia
January 2011
Sydney, Australia
January 2011
Sydney, Australia
January 2011

Savannah NWR, SC
February 2016
Savannah NWR, SC
February 2016

Great Egret


Rockfish Valley, VA
March 2015
Rockfish Valley, VA
April 2015
Hilton Head, SC
February 2016
Crozet, VA
April 2018

Naples, FL
January 2012
Everglades, FL
January 2012
Naples, FL
January 2012
Crozet, VA
April 2020

Chincoteague NWR
VA; November 2017
Norfolk, VA
November 2016
Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2010
Lake Trafford, FL
January 2013

Myrtle Beach, SC
January 2020
Bonita Springs, FL
January 2008
Eagle Lakes, FL
January 2014
Mt. Pleasant, SC
January 2015

Newport News, VA
September 2008
Swoope, VA
July 2016
St. Louis County, MO
August 2018
Arizona City, AZ
May 2021

Reddish Egret


Marco Island, FL
January 2012
Marco Island, FL
January 2012
South Padre Is, TX
May 2015
Marco Island, FL
January 2013

Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013

Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013

Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013

Reddish Egret - White Morph


Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013

Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013

Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Marco Island, FL
January 2013

Snowy Egret


Bonita Springs, FL
January 2008
Bonita Springs, FL
January 2008
Bonita Springs, FL
January 2008
Lake Trafford, FL
January 2013

Chincoteague NWR
VA; November 2017
Chincoteague NWR
VA; November 2017
Chincoteague NWR
VA; November 2017
Chincoteague NWR
VA; November 2017

Marco Island, FL
January 2013
Sanibel Island, FL
January 2013
Savannah NWR, SC
February 2016
Mt. Pleasant, SC
January 2015

Naples, FL
January 2012
Everglades, FL
January 2012
Naples, FL
January 2012
Norfolk, VA
March 2016

Marco Island, FL
January 2014
Marco Island, FL
January 2014
Marco Island, FL
January 2014
Marco Island, FL
January 2014

Eagle Lakes, FL
January 2014
Eagle Lakes, FL
January 2014
Everglades, FL
January 2014
Everglades, FL
January 2014

Blackwater NWR, MD
November 2019
Blackwater NWR, MD
November 2019
Blackwater NWR, MD
November 2019
Huntington Beach SP
SC; December 2019

Great Blue Heron


Crozet, VA
July 2021
Crozet, VA
July 2021
Crozet, VA
July 2021
Crozet, VA
July 2021

Blackwater NWR, MD
November 2019
Blackwater NWR, MD
November 2019
Huntington Beach SP
SC; January 2020
Huntington Beach SP
SC; January 2020

Crozet, VA
March 2018
Crozet, VA
March 2018
Crozet, VA
March 2018
Crozet, VA
March 2018

Rockfish Valley, VA
June 2008
Everglades, FL
January 2013
Everglades, FL
January 2013
Rockfish Valley, VA
February 2008

Swoope, VA
November 2017
Blackwater NWR, MD
November 2017
Blackwater NWR, MD
November 2017
Chincoteague NWR
VA; November 2017

Rockfish Valley, VA
February 2011
Rockfish Valley, VA
September 2014
Newport News, VA
September 2008
Crozet, VA
April 2021

Rockfish Valley, VA
March 2008
Staunton, VA
June 2010
Naples, FL
January 2012
Naples, FL
January 2012

Rockfish Valley, VA
December 2007
Rockfish Valley, VA
November 2009
Rockfish Valley, VA
November 2009
Rockfish Valley, VA
December 2012

Crozet, VA
January 2021
Rockfish Valley, VA
March 2011
Rockfish Valley, VA
February 2008
Rockfish Valley, VA
November 2011

York River SP, VA
March 2016
Savannah NWR, SC
February 2016
Back Bay NWR, VA
January 2016
Naples, FL
January 2012

Rockfish Valley, VA
January 2009
Rockfish Valley, VA
February 2008
Crozet, VA
July 2019
Williamsburg, VA
February 2018

Rockfish Valley, VA
November 2010
St. Louis County, MO
August 2017
Rockfish Valley, VA
April 2010
Eagle Lakes, FL
January 2014

Everglades, FL
January 2014
Everglades, FL
January 2014
Assateague Island, VA
February 2014
Assateague Island, VA
February 2014

Crozet, VA
August 2019
Crozet, VA
August 2019
Crozet, VA
October 2019
Crozet, VA
October 2019

Crozet, VA
September 2020
Crozet, VA
October 2020
Crozet, VA
October 2020
Crozet, VA
October 2020

Newport News, VA
February 2020
Crozet, VA
February 2020
Swoope, VA
June 2020
Crozet, VA
November 2020

Great Blue Heron stalking and spearing a fish
Rockfish Valley, VA; April 2010

Hilton Head, SC
February 2022
Hilton Head, SC
February 2022
Hilton Head, SC
February 2022
Crozet, VA
July 2022

Crozet, VA
September 2022
Crozet, VA
November 2022

Great Blue Heron - White Morph


Everglades, FL
January 2012

Grey Heron


London, England
July 2014
London, England
July 2014
London, England
May 2017

London, England
October 2009
London, England
September 2010
London, England
September 2010

London, England
July 2011
London, England
July 2011
London, England
October 2011

Little Blue Heron


Naples, FL
January 2012
Naples, FL
January 2012
Naples, FL
January 2012
Naples, FL
January 2012

Lake Trafford, FL
January 2013
Lake Trafford, FL
January 2013
Everglades, FL
January 2013
Everglades, FL
January 2013

Bird Rookery Swamp,
FL; January 2013
Sanibel Island, FL
January 2013
Everglades, FL
January 2013
Everglades, FL
January 2014

Loxahatchee NWR, FL
January 2014
Loxahatchee NWR, FL
January 2014
Mt. Pleasant, SC
January 2015
Sullivan's Island, SC
January 2015

Hilton Head, SC
February 2016
Hilton Head, SC
February 2016
Hilton Head, SC
February 2022
Hilton Head, SC
February 2022

Green Heron


Crozet, VA
July 2021
Crozet, VA
July 2021
Crozet, VA
April 2021
Crozet, VA
April 2021

Rockfish Valley, VA
August 2007
Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2007
Rockfish Valley, VA
June 2007
Raphine, VA
June 2019

Crozet, VA
August 2019
Crozet, VA
August 2019
Crozet, VA
June 2020
Crozet, VA
June 2020

Crozet, VA
April 2018
Crozet, VA
April 2018
Crozet, VA
April 2018
Crozet, VA
April 2018

Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2007
Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2007
Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2007
Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2007

Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2007
Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2008
Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2008
Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2008

Rockfish Valley, VA
June 2008
Rockfish Valley, VA
June 2008
Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2008
Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2008

Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2008
Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2008
Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2008
Rockfish Valley, VA
July 2008

Rockfish Valley, VA
June 2011
Rockfish Valley, VA
August 2011
Rockfish Valley, VA
August 2008
Harrisonburg, VA
August 2012

Crozet, VA
April 2018
Crozet, VA
April 2018
Rockfish Valley, VA
June 2011
Crozet, VA
September 2017

Newport News, VA
September 2008
Rockfish Valley, VA
April 2013
Kure Beach, NC
July 2009
Everglades, FL
January 2013

Crozet, VA
June 2018
Crozet, VA
June 2018
St. Louis County, MO
August 2018
Bridgewater, VA
July 2016

Crozet, VA
October 2022
Crozet, VA
October 2022

Black-crowned Night Heron


Rockfish Valley, VA
August 2008
Rockfish Valley, VA
August 2008
Rockfish Valley, VA
August 2008
Rockfish Valley, VA
August 2008

Rockfish Valley, VA
August 2008
Waynesboro, VA
November 2012
Magee Marsh, OH
May 2013
Everglades, FL
January 2014

Everglades, FL
January 2014
Everglades, FL
January 2014
Everglades, FL
January 2014
Everglades, FL
January 2014

Eagle Lakes, FL
January 2013
Corkscrew Swamp, FL
January 2008
Eagle Lakes, FL
January 2013
Huntington Beach SP
SC; January 2020

Maui, Hawaii
January 2009
Maui, Hawaii
January 2009
Maui, Hawaii
January 2009
Maui, Hawaii
January 2009

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron


Corkscrew Swamp, FL
January 2013
Corkscrew Swamp, FL
January 2013
Norfolk, VA
May 2014
Estero Llano Grande
SP, TX; May 2015

Sanibel Island, FL
January 2013
Sanibel Island, FL
January 2013
Sanibel Island, FL
January 2013
Sanibel Island, FL
January 2013

Corkscrew Swamp, FL
January 2008
Corkscrew Swamp, FL
January 2008
Corkscrew Swamp, FL
January 2008
Corkscrew Swamp, FL
January 2008

Tricolored Heron


Chincoteague NWR
VA; November 2017
Chincoteague NWR
VA; November 2017
Chincoteague NWR
VA; November 2017
Chincoteague NWR
VA; November 2017

Lake Trafford, FL
January 2013
Eagle Lakes, FL
January 2013
Everglades, FL
January 2013
South Haven Beach, VA
August 2014

Naples, FL
January 2012
Marco Island, FL
January 2012
Everglades, FL
January 2012
Everglades, FL
January 2012

Naples, FL
January 2014
Bonita Springs, FL
January 2008
Sanibel Island, FL
January 2008
Sanibel Island, FL
January 2008

Mt. Pleasant, SC
January 2015
Mt. Pleasant, SC
January 2015
Hilton Head, SC
February 2022

Glossy Ibis


Lake Trafford, FL
January 2013
Lake Trafford, FL
January 2013
Lake Trafford, FL
January 2013
Lake Trafford, FL
January 2013

Lake Trafford, FL
January 2013
Lake Trafford, FL
January 2013
Lake Trafford, FL
January 2013
Everglades, FL
January 2014

Swoope, VA
August 2014
Swoope, VA
August 2014
Swoope, VA
August 2014
Savannah NWR, SC
February 2016

White Ibis


Marco Island, FL
January 2012
Marco Island, FL
January 2012
Bonita Springs, FL
January 2008
Bonita Springs, FL
January 2008

Kure Beach, NC
July 2009
Kure Beach, NC
July 2009
Kure Beach, NC
July 2009
Kure Beach, NC
July 2009

Back Bay NWR, VA
November 2016
Kure Beach, NC
August 2007
Bird Rookery Swamp,
FL; January 2013
Bird Rookery Swamp,
FL; January 2013

Mt. Pleasant, SC
January 2015
Mt. Pleasant, SC
January 2015
Mt. Pleasant, SC
January 2015
Hilton Head, SC
February 2016

White-faced Ibis


Pinal County, AZ
May 2021
Pinal County, AZ
May 2021
Pinal County, AZ
May 2021

Roseate Spoonbill


Sanibel Island, FL
January 2014
Sanibel Island, FL
January 2014
Sanibel Island, FL
January 2014
Everglades, FL
January 2014

Everglades, FL
January 2014
Sanibel Island, FL
January 2013
Sanibel Island, FL
January 2013
Everglades, FL
January 2014

Myakka River State Park
FL; January 2013
Myakka River State Park
FL; January 2013
Myakka River State Park
FL; January 2013
Myakka River State Park
FL; January 2013

Myakka River State Park
FL; January 2013
Sanibel Island, FL
January 2008
Sanibel Island, FL
January 2008
Sanibel Island, FL
January 2008

Wood Stork


Eagle Lakes, FL
January 2013
Eagle Lakes, FL
January 2013
Everglades, FL
January 2013
Everglades, FL
January 2013

Everglades, FL
January 2014
Everglades, FL
January 2014
Everglades, FL
January 2012
Everglades, FL
January 2012

Huntington Beach SP
SC; January 2020
Bonita Springs, FL
January 2008
Bonita Springs, FL
January 2008
Bonita Springs, FL
January 2008

Greater Flamingo


Bonaire
February 1998

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