EGRET, GREAT

NONGAME, STATE RANK S3, GLOBAL RANK G5

"Inhabit swamps, brushy lake borders and riparian woodlands. Prefer vegetation average 5.73 m tall and nest tree average 24 cm dbh."

ADAIR, BENTON, BOLLINGER, BOONE, BUCHANAN, BUTLER, CALDWELL, CAMDEN, CAPE GIRARDEAU, CEDAR, CHARITON, CHRISTIAN, CLARK, DADE, DAVIESS, GREENE, HENRY, HICKORY, HOLT, JASPER, JEFFERSON, LAFAYETTE, LINCOLN, LINN, LIVINGSTON, MACON, MARION, MILLER, MISSISSIPPI, MONROE, NEW MADRID, NEWTON, NODAWAY, OREGON, OZARK, PEMISCOT, PERRY, PIKE, POLK, RALLS, RANDOLPH, RAY, REYNOLDS, SALINE, SCOTT, ST. CHARLES, ST. CLAIR, ST. FRANCOIS, STODDARD, VERNON, WAYNE, WEBSTER