Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia
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Snowy Egret Egretta thula
WINTER: NO RECORDS.
SUMMER: Accidental. One on 30 August (MG) and 31 August 2000 (WA) at Green Bottom WMA.
MIGRATION:
Spring: Casual Visitant from late April to mid-May. Early dates, one on 17 April 1974 at Barboursville, Cabell Co., WV (HS, photographed); one on 25 April 1984 at McClintic WMA (Smith 1984); one on 25 April 1994 at McClintic WMA (Allegheny Vistas BC); one on 30 April 2007 at Green Bottom WMA ( TN, photographed). Late dates, one 26 May 2000 at Crab Creek, Mason Co., WV ((WA); one on 17 May 1999 at Green Bottom WMA (HS); one on 15 May 2008 at Green Bottom WMA (WA, MG); one on 14 May 1978 at Kyger Creek Power Plant (HS).
Fall: Accidental. One on 01 September 2000 near Green Bottom WMA (WA). Note: Present since 30 August 2000, see Summer record.
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