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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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Common Egret
R.E.Johnson
1968
Dec. 1 Berkeley Aquatic Park, Alameda Co., Calif.
Overcast skies, wet ground from 2 days rain. At least
5 birds around lake. Three arrived & landed in
on shallow spot (SW corner) near some New & Calif. Gulls +
a Snowy Egret (not sure that Snowy Egret didn't arrive
with them). One Common Egret then attempted to chase
the other two [illegible] away by making sudden dashes in
their direction & taking flight very briefly. Each time the
pursued bird would also take flight for a few yards.
The attacker finally succeeded in chasing the others off.
The Gulls took flight twice in attempts to stay clear
of the trouble. However the Snowy Egret was not attacked
nor did it respond by staying clear of the action.