Great Egret

The Great Egret is a locally fairly common breeder in the CW Region. Breeding habitat usually consists of isolated stands of trees (living or dead) on islands or in marshes and floodplain forests. This species has increased noticeably during the past twenty years. Once endangered in Illinois, the species was delisted in 1999. This species is poorly sampled by the BCN Survey. Photo: Lee Karney / USFWS