I had not been to Bird Island in Audubon Park in ten days and when I got there this afternoon the trees were empty and there was only this bird and two others who appeared new because their lores were bright green. All of the Park people came out and no one could explain what had happened to cause the hundreds of egrets to leave their nests.
Since they tout it as a Bird Sanctuary and the only rookery of its kind in New Orleans, I think they should try to find out.