
photo by Bill Cleary
A BEAUTIFUL SITE- A Snowy Egret (scientific name: Egretta thula) visited Martins Lake in
Gloucester City last week. The range of the bird is from the United States
and southern Canada, south through Central America, the West Indies, South
America and Argentina. Habitat: salt marshes, freshwater marshes, ponds,
and shallow coastal bays. An endangered species its main diet is fish,
crab,amphibians, and insects.


