wading birds at bombay hook national wildlife refuge (nwr) including great white egrets and tricolored herons.

bird animal wildlife waterbird seabird wetland waterfowl beak shorebird shore mudflat water marsh swan wading birds bombay hook national refuge nwr including great white egrets tricolored herons shorebirds refuges breeding migrating migratory protection conservation habitat atlantic flyway mid-atlantic coastline marina inlet bay tributary cove mooring shoreline coast coastal feather bog fen marshland mire moor morass muskeg slough bomb ground importance increased years loss high quality herons wildlife flyway