Research Paper On Green Herons

According to DeGraaf & Yamasaki, green heron’s habitats are found in a variety of freshwater and saltwater habitats that are primarily shrub or forested wetlands. They are also found in brushy areas that are margins of slow-moving rivers, lakes, and ponds. Frequently inhabits marshes, beaver’s ponds, salt marshes, mudflats, harbors, and human-created canals and ditches. To feed, they have to be near wooded wetlands near shallow bodies for feeding. These waters should be abundant in small fishes, crustaceans, reptiles, amphibians and a whole abundance of different species. They will roost close or on the ground and perch on stumps, trees, or submerged debris. Green herons typically nest near water on hammock in a marsh or in a tree, but nest in trees or shrubs away from water. They will sometimes use old nest. Green herons are distributed in small groups. They are solitary nesters, consisting of up to 30 pairs. It was very hard to find sources that were purely green herons, Butorides virescens. I found a lot of sources that had green-backed heron that I thought were about green herons, but they were actually Butorides striatus, striated herons. The two species have a very close relationship, so it is often theorized that they behavior as conspecifics (Voous). In the older …show more content…
They are often seen in the campus pond and in orchard hill (Daily Hampshire Gazette). Green herons can be spotted around the wetlands of campus during spring time. There are also breeding sites in Salem Conservation Area according to personal communication with Melanie Klein. Though there has been a gradual decrease in 1.6 percent per year starting in 1966-2010s, like Amherst, it is not significant enough to make a difference in the population. The population is most threaten by the loss of habitat through draining or development of wetlands (AAB). Saving the wetlands and riparian zones are very