Scott Zimmerman obtained photos of what I believe the same bird, and it was indeed a juvenile Snowy Egret. It had a black upper mandible, black shins, and yellow feet. I saw a couple of others who posted photos calling it a Little Blue, but it was still the Snowy. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up.
> On Sep 5, 2016, at 5:25 PM, Dale Brubeck <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I was at the Hoover Boardwalk today, and looking for the snowy egret. But what I saw with others was an immature little blue heron. Pale yellow-gray legs and feet, beak was like a little blue heron. But the bird appeared to be entirely white. It was hanging out with ring-billed gulls off the end of the board walk.
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> Also saw many killdeer, a couple of pectoral sandpipers, maybe 4 stilt sandpipers (identified by others). Many semi-palmated plovers, maybe a leas sandpiper, and maybe a Baird's. There were several birders, all seeing various birds. But the white wading bird we saw was not the snowy egret. That would have been additional fun.
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> Dale Brubeck
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