Vermont Rare Bird Reports 2018

Common Name	Great White Heron
Scientific Name	Great White Heron
Type of Report	Rare Species
Date of Observation	04/20/2018
Number Observed	01
Reporting Observer's Name	Philip Dukett
Mailing Address	114 Saint Laurent St. Newport, Vermont 05855 United States Map It
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Date Completed	04/20/2018
Latitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide)	45
Longitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide)	0
Place Name	Newport
Township	Newport City
County	Orleans
Time of Day	11:00 AM
Length of Time Observed	Continous
Maximum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet)	300 ft
Minimum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet)	100 Ft
Noteworthy Weather Conditions	cold/snowy
Optical Equipment Used for Observation	naked eye
Observer’s Previous Acquaintance With This or Similar Species	seen plenty of Great Blue Herons but this is my first Great White Heron
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Description of Habitat	Beaver Dam/Swamp
Behaviors Observed	feeding
Description of Vocalizations	none
Verbal Narrative & Description of Observation	White/Blue herons Feeding
Head	All white
Feet & Bill	?
Lower Back & Rump	White
Wings	white
Breast, Belly, Flanks, Under Tail Coverts	White
Tail	All white
IMPORTANT: What similar species were eliminated when making the identification and how was this bird different?	None that I know of
This report was written from notes taken:	Immediately After