Tricolored Heron @ Erie Marsh Preserve - 30 Apr 2026
Under cloudy skies and 42ºF temperatures I took a drive to Erie Marsh Preserve to look for a Tricolored Heron that was reported yesterday. Arriving at 7:30 am I headed out to the marsh with the plan to walk past the Sulfur Pond to Fields C and D then walk the outer dike back to the car. Water levels were up in the ponds and ducks had all-but disappeared from the marsh but a few persisted; Blue-winged Teal, Gadwall and Green-winged Teal . Pond 1 was shorebird-free and hosted mostly Canada Geese . Pond 2 was empty except for 10 Great Blue Herons standing in knee-deep water. Pond 3 was empty until I spotted the Tricolored Heron walking the marsh edge along the north shoreline. I was standing at the junction of the main trail and the grassy trail that follows Pond 3 and Pond 4. After taking a few photos with the Sony a1 + 200-600mm lens I continued along the grassy trail. I was hoping that American Avocets and Willets might still be around, but had to settle for a Black...
