Photo of Day: Cattle Egret

On April 23, 1952, three birders documented the first sighting of a cattle egret in North America. Today, the bird is a common sight in the fields, especially in Arkansas County. It’s a sight I took for granted until two days ago when an Arkansas park interpreter shared a 1953 story from Wild America discussing the “new find.”

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