Snowy Egrets are regular visitors, frequenting the marsh and mudflats at the mouth of the Eel River. Like other herons and egrets, Snowy Egrets nest in colonies in trees, usually on remote islands safe from most predators. After breeding is complete, between late July and mid-September, egrets roam far from their nesting colonies, and more may visit Plymouth Beach at this time to hunt fish in the shallow estuary. |