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**Sound On!** Listen to this little Snowy Egret vocalizing shortly after hatching at our International Bird Rescue - SF Bay-Delta Wildlife Center. This baby egret was rescued as an egg from the fallen rookery tree in Oakland last month. You can help support the care of this baby bird and others by donating at https://www.givinggrid.com/heronryrescue | International Bird Rescue

Our Video of the Week takes you on a visit to a Great Egret nesting site. These gorgeous white birds live across North America wetlands and become even more stunning during breeding season with long plumes and a bright green face patch. Egrets were nearly hunted to extinction in the late nineteenth century when their plumes were used to adorn ladies' hats. A ban on hunting in 1910 allowed the species to bounce back and populations are now stable. | Cornell Lab of Ornithology