Snowy Egret Egretta thula (Molina, 1782)S3B (State watchlist breeder)    Synonyms: SNEG, Snowy Heron.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Pelecaniformes   >   Family Ardeidae   >   Genus Egretta   

Status:

Locally common along the immediate coast during breeding season and migration. Becomes increasingly rare as one moves west into the Piedmont and Allegheny Plateau.

There are 361 records in the project database.

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Feeding frenzy of Snowy Egrets in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/26/2011). WIth Laughing Gulls, Red-winged Blackbird, Northern Cardinal, House Wren, etc. - Bill Hubick.

Feeding frenzy of Snowy Egrets in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/26/2011). WIth Laughing Gulls, Red-winged Blackbird, Northern Cardinal, House Wren, etc. - Bill Hubick.

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A Snowy Egret in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/11/2018). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

An adult Snowy Egret in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/24/2015). Photo by Andrew Clemens. (MBP list)

A breeding plumaged Snowy Egret in Calvert Co., Maryland (4/25/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Snowy Egret at Swan Creek, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/17/2012). Photo by Wendy Crowe. (MBP list)

A Snowy Egret in Talbot Co., Maryland (8/18/2019). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

A Snowy Egret in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/11/2018). Photo by Daniel Irons. (MBP list)

A Snowy Egret aerating water to attract prey in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/27/2017). Photo by Tim Carney. (MBP list)

Snowy Egret in Somerset Co., Maryland (4/8/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

A Snowy Egret in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/11/2018). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Snowy Egret in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/15/2018). Photo by Danny Poet. (MBP list)

A Snowy Egret in Harford Co., Maryland (5/18/2018). Photo by Austin Jennings. (MBP list)

Snowy Egrets in Calvert Co., Maryland (4/11/2020). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A juvenile Snowy Egret in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/27/2008). Note the leg color, very fresh plumage, and lack of plumes. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Snowy Egret in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/17/2021). (c) hd101, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by hd101 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Snowy Egret in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/27/2023). (c) portofbaltimore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by portofbaltimore via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Snowy Egret in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/14/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

A Snowy Egret at Ft. DeSoto, Florida (1/18/2010). Photo by Dan Irizarry. (MBP list)

Snowy Egret in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/31/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An adult Snowy Egret in flight over Worcester Co., Maryland (6/26/2011). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Snowy Egret in Talbot Co., Maryland (4/8/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A Snowy Egret in Talbot Co., Maryland (4/6/2017). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

A Snowy Egret blowing bubbles to attract prey in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/27/2017). Photo by Tim Carney. (MBP list)(More of this species)

Snowy Egret in Talbot Co., Maryland (4/8/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A Snowy Egret chick on Bodkin Island, Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/28/2000). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)


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