Cattle Egret, Lower Bluestem Trail, Boulder

[Laura Steadman]

Hi folks!

Was quite surprised to find a cattle egret on a hike against the flatirons today on the Lower Bluestem trail in south Boulder. It was hanging out with a herd of cattle at a water tank about a mile up the trail. The cows weren’t sure what to make of it and didn’t seem too happy about it. They kept chasing it — it would fly up briefly and land not too far away. 

A quick look at EBird suggests the last November cattle egret sighting was in 2012. 

Checklist here 

https://ebird.org/checklist/S98147495, beyond horrible photos from my phone through my bins.

Good (weird?) birding,

Laura Steadman

Boulder