Utah Bird Profile - Great Blue Heron

Utah Bird Profile
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Name Roots: (L. ardea, "eron" - Gr. herodios, "a heron")

In Utah:

by Ted Steinke

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:

Nests in a deciduous tree at a height of 30-70 (10-130) feet, in a platform nest. This species is not a cowbird host. During the breeding season, this species is a piscivore/carniovore: water ambusher. During the non-breeding seasons this species is a piscivore/carnivore: water ambusher.

Habitat:

Breeds in Utah in wetlands and lowland riparian habitats.

How to find:

| USGS Profile (Geological Survey) | US Winter Range Map | US Summer Range Map |

Occur. (CP)

(See Legend)

Abbreviations | References | Legend