Herons & Egrets in Nova Scotia
Our list for Nova Scotia has 6 herons & egrets recorded regularly there: 4 summer visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Nova Scotia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasSummer visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Cattle EgretArdea ibisPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–May
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusSummer visitorUncommon58–85 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantRare55–65 cmRegularly Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorRare58–65 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- American Bittern 58–85 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Great Blue Heron 91–137 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made