Unfortunately, today reddish egret populations are in decline. Habitat loss, often the result of human activities, is among the greatest threats to the survival of reddish egret populations.

, and found an unexpected surprise -- a third New Jersey record of a reddish egret. The bird was a juvenile and quite drab, which makes identification difficult. Adult birds of this species ...

Let me introduce you to the egret family. They are rare in northeastern United States. Great egrets do migrate through New York to get to their summer feeding grounds in Canada. As I remember, they ...

A lethal Gulf Coast red tide that littered beaches with dead wildlife in 2018 is back and this time around, it’s claiming one of North America’s rarest bird species. Earlier this month, two ...

The reddish egret were all but wiped out of the state in the 1880s, killed off by hunters for their feathers at the height of the plume trade, Paul said.

Two rare reddish egrets on Florida's Gulf Coast. A lethal Gulf Coast red tide that littered beaches with dead wildlife in 2018 is back and this time around, it's claiming one of North America's ...