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Locations where Great Egret has been recently reported in North Carolina

Only the most recent report per location is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

November 5

2Great Egret ✓78th St. Crab Dock
8Great Egret ✓Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd (general area)
8Great Egret ✓Kenneth D. Batts Family Park
8Great Egret ✓Goldsboro Wastewater Treatment Plant
1Great Egret ✓Oregon Inlet (South), Pea Island
1Great Egret ✓Sunset Beach--East End
16Great Egret ✓Mason Inlet Waterbird Management Area
2Great Egret ✓Smyrna Creek
1Great EgretBlue Ridge Pkwy--Sim's Pond Overlook MM 295.9
1Great Egret ✓Onslow Beach
3Great Egret ✓Lake Medcalf
1Great Egret ✓Soundside Park
3Great Egret ✓Carl Bazemore Bird Walk
2Great Egret ✓Pea Island NWR--Salt Flats Wildlife Trail
20Great Egret ✓Pea Island South Pond, Southern End (35.6939,-75.4857)
1Great Egret ✓Cedar Island Ferry Terminal
60Great Egret ✓Pea Island south pond, NE Corner Platform (35.7022,-75.4887)

November 4

1Great Egret ✓Pea Island NWR--North Pond
5Great Egret ✓Mattamuskeet NWR
1Great Egret ✓Cedar Island NWR--Causeway
4Great Egret ✓Virginia Creek, Pender Co, NC
1Great Egret ✓Cedar Island NWR--Boat Ramp
2Great Egret ✓Martin Marietta Park (Former Quarry)
7Great Egret ✓514 N 11th St, Morehead City US-NC 34.72646, -76.71635
1Great Egret ✓Oregon Inlet South Rock Jetty
2Great Egret ✓Stump Sound
1Great Egret ✓Lake Townsend--Plainfield Marsh
5Great Egret ✓Conch’s Point, Morehead City, NC
1Great Egret ✓157 Oak Point Rd, Sneads Ferry US-NC 34.51848, -77.42268
2Great Egret ✓Fort Fisher--Ferry Parking and Trail
2Great Egret ✓Hatteras Point
4Great Egret ✓Waves soundfront

November 3

1Great Egret ✓Osceola Lake
2Great Egret ✓HOME
1Great Egret ✓Bodie Island Lighthouse & Pond
1Great Egret ✓Hammocks Beach SP--Mainland
1Great Egret ✓Atlantic Beach
1Great Egret ✓101–215 Chadwick Rd, Beaufort US-NC 34.71394, -76.63406
1Great Egret ✓Rachel Carson Reserve
6Great Egret ✓Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp
18Great Egret ✓Pea Island NWR--New Field Pond
1Great Egret ✓East Shackleford Banks
1Great Egret ✓Crockett Trail, Greensboro US-NC 36.17377, -79.79016
1Great Egret ✓Granite City Greenway (Confluence Greenway Segment (Worth Street to Tharrington Park))
1Great Egret ✓Sugar Valley airport, Mocksville US-NC (35.9836,-80.5112)
2Great Egret ✓Pea Island NWR--Old Coast Guard Station
4Great Egret ✓Cape Lookout NS--Core Sound Waterfowl Museum Trails
1Great Egret ✓Buck Station Forests/wetlands
1Great Egret ✓Lawson Creek Park
2Great Egret ✓Rivers Edge Public Nature Trail
1Great Egret ✓Pier
3Great Egret ✓North River Farms (permission required)

November 2

3Great Egret ✓Bald Head Island--M. Kent Mitchell Nature Trail
2Great Egret ✓Greenfield Lake
6Great Egret ✓Sunset Beach--Twin Lakes
1Great Egret ✓Fort Macon SP
5Great Egret ✓Mattamuskeet NWR--Canal Road
15Great Egret ✓Pea Island NWR--South Pond
1Great Egret ✓Tracy Grove Wetlands
5Great Egret ✓South Pond-New Field Platform
2Great Egret ✓The Cut/ North Pond US-NC 35.73216, -75.50040
1Great Egret ✓Bodie Island Marsh Blind
3Great Egret ✓Croatan NF--Cedar Point Tideland Trail

November 1

10Great Egret ✓Airlie Gardens
2Great Egret ✓Wilmont Estates Marsh (private property)
1Great Egret ✓1242 Bella Coola Rd, Lake Waccamaw US-NC 34.29610, -78.47759
2Great Egret ✓Jackson Marsh (Private), North Carolina, US (35.321, -82.445)
2Great Egret ✓Jackson Park
3Great Egret ✓Lake Townsend--Church St. Bridge (North)
1Great Egret ✓Fort Fisher--Federal Point/The Rocks
1Great Egret ✓Lasater Lake
92Great Egret ✓Pea Island NWR - South Pond Observation Deck
1Great Egret ✓Hamburg Mill Rd Mudflats, Lake Brandt GSO US-NC (36.1759,-79.8846)
1Great Egret ✓Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam
1Great Egret ✓Greenville--River Park North
2Great Egret ✓Crockett Trail, Greensboro US-NC (36.1743,-79.7899)
1Great Egret ✓Lake Waccamaw SP
1Great Egret ✓Lake Junaluska
2Great Egret ✓Avenel House
3Great Egret ✓Cedarpoint Tideland Outer Loop, Swansboro US-NC 34.69483, -77.08944

October 31

1Great Egret ✓Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway
1Great Egret ✓Saxapahaw Lake
1Great Egret ✓Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, US
1Great Egret ✓Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium
1Great Egret ✓Lake Brandt--Hamburg Mill Rd Mudflat
2Great Egret ✓Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff
3Great Egret ✓Fort Fisher State Historic Site
1Great Egret ✓Buckhorn Reservoir--Bunn Rd Access
3Great Egret ✓Oak Island--Sand Road at Hwy. 133 Bridge
3Great Egret ✓Lake Townsend--Blue Heron Trail
1Great Egret ✓Ocracoke Island--South Pt. Rd.
40Great Egret ✓Pea Island NWR--New Field Pond Platform

October 30

2Great Egret ✓Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary and Center
1Great Egret ✓New River Inlet
1Great Egret ✓Fort Macon SP--Visitor's Center
1Great Egret ✓Bogue Inlet
7Great Egret ✓128 Country Club Dr, Oak Island US-NC 33.91230, -78.07381
XGreat Egret ✓North Carolina Highway 12, Rodanthe, North Carolina, US (35.702, -75.489)
1Great Egret ✓BushCreek section of Deep River Trail
10Great Egret ✓212 S Water St, Wilmington US-NC 34.23237, -77.94968
1Great Egret ✓USS North Carolina Memorial
23Great Egret ✓Wilmington Riverwalk & Water Street Park
4Great Egret ✓Wilmington Water Tours
1Great Egret ✓A&Y Greenway @ Strawberry Road
1Great Egret ✓Brunswick Town State Historic Site
1Great Egret ✓Rachel Carson Reserve--Bird Shoals
1Great Egret ✓Sunset Ridge, Ocean Isle Beach
2Great Egret ✓Beaufort
3Great Egret ✓Bike-birding Route, Riverlights & Marina Village (34.149, -77.934)
2Great Egret ✓Harvey Soundside Park
2Great Egret ✓Oak Island Marshes