We report the northernmost breeding record of the Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) along the North American Atlantic Coast. Nesting activity was first seen in late May 2004, and on 6 July 2004 a nest was discovered with two young chicks on Marsh Island, a barrier island located within Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina, USA. Reddish Egret nestlings were last observed within 1 m of the nest on 30 July 2004. This represents a northward extension of ca. 450 km in the breeding range of this species and, for the U.S. Atlantic Coast, the only recorded instance of nesting north of Florida.
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1 December 2005
Reddish Egret Extends its Breeding Range along the North American Atlantic Coast into South Carolina
Lisa M. Ferguson,
Patrick G. R. Jodice,
William Post,
Felicia I. Sanders
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Waterbirds
Vol. 28 • No. 4
December 2005
Vol. 28 • No. 4
December 2005
breeding range
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
Egretta rufescens
Reddish Egret
South Carolina