VERY interesting bird at Plum Island in MA

[Bob Knight]

I know this isn't Maine, but on Monday around 0700 we were birding at Plum Island in NWR

and saw a bird I couldn't figure out.  Neither could any of the other (much heavier duty) birders 

around me.

Looked like a cross between a Snowy Egret and a Little Blue Heron.

Many pictures were taken, but alas, not by me.

Later conclusion from the local experts was

"Poss hybrid heron/egret, from T mara-hawkwatch

Poss lucistic little blue or hybrid  t wetmore

Here's a screen shot from Tom Wetmore's site--but not sure it will open

This is  Tom Wetmore's site

http://www.bartonstreet.com/tom/birds/pisightings.html

Great fun to see a bird up close that you know is not in any bird book you have seen!

[rob speirs]

There are a few photos (5) at this FLICKR link  https://www.flickr.com/photos/64147480@N02/33733812594/in/datetaken/ 

that I took yesterday afternoon at Pelreco of the presumed SNEG X TRHE Hybrid.

scroll (arrow) right for the rest of the photos.

Rob Speirs    Cumberland

On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 12:16 PM, S. Davis <kd7...@gmail.com> wrote:

There has been a presumed Tricolored Heron x Snowy Egret hybrid that has been at the Scarborough Marsh the past few years. I think that bird has returned already, but I guess it's possible it's not out of the realm of possibilities that it could be that bird or a similar one. Also I can't see the picture you were trying to share. 

-Seth

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[S. Davis]

There has been a presumed Tricolored Heron x Snowy Egret hybrid that has been at the Scarborough Marsh the past few years. I think that bird has returned already, but I guess it's not out of the realm of possibilities that it could be that bird or a similar one. Also I can't see the picture you were trying to share. 

On Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 10:28:46 AM UTC-4, Bob Knight wrote: