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Ardeidae

Family · 10 species with a result in Ohio

Ardea 3

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasLate in its seasonPhoto © Dan Roach · CC BY-NC 4.0Early March to late November, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4Great Egret (Ardea alba)Great EgretArdea albaPhoto © daverowe · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shownWestern Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis)Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibisPhoto © Алексей Сизов · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown

Botaurus 2

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusPhoto © Mike Mosser · CC BY-NC 4.0Early April to early November, middle week May 3–9Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis)Least BitternBotaurus exilisPhoto © Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0No season shown

Butorides 1

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)Green HeronButorides virescensPhoto © Tom Kennedy · CC BY 4.0No season shown

Egretta 2

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)Little Blue HeronEgretta caeruleaPhoto © MARMAR · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to late August, middle week Aug 2–8Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)Snowy EgretEgretta thulaPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0

Nyctanassa 1

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violaceaPhoto © Linda · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown

Nycticorax 1

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Kyle Nessen · CC0 1.0

Missing records do not mean a species is absent.