Thanks, George!

Yes, this is reviewable as a "subspecies or form unusual to the region".

There are two previous accepted records, as shown in our on-line 
database: Ft. McHenry (Baltimore) 9/26-30/2001 and Ocean City 
(Worcester) 11/13/2004.

Reports and images are welcome.

Thanks.

Phil


At 15:26 08/20/2006, George M. Jett wrote:
>Folks
>
>For the chasers out there that did not get calls or were not 
>available, Bill Hubick, Hans Holbrook, and Jim Brighton found a 
>Great White Heron at the end of the Tubby Cove board walk on Eastern 
>Neck National Wildlife Refuge around 2:30 PM today.  For those 
>unaware, this is the white morph of the Great Blue Heron, and is 
>more frequent in south Florida.  There may be as many as two other 
>sightings of this morph in MD in the past, but Phil Davis can bring 
>us up on that status if it is reviewable.
>
>George

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