As I was driving to meet my carpool in Calvert County from St. Mary's County, I noticed a Cattle Egret along the side of Rt. 4 between Rt. 235 and the Solomons Bridge. It was in a plowed field on the south side of Rt. 4 basically across from the intersection with Myrtle Point/Kingston Creek Road. It did not look happy at all in the upper 30s temps we had overnight! This is the first time that I've seen a Cattle Egret away from the Pt. Lookout area in St. Mary's County. It's also quite early.
Funny thing is that there are some cows about 1/4 mile further down the road toward Solomons where I look all the time for Cattle Egrets. Maybe it'll be there this afternoon when I head back home.
Tyler Bell
California, Maryland
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