Snowy Egret Sounds

Calls
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Florida, April 07, 2017Recorded by Sarah Toner / Macaulay Library
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Massachusetts, April 20, 1979Recorded by William E. Davis, Jr. / Macaulay Library
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Florida, March 06, 1970Recorded by William W. H. Gunn / Macaulay Library
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MassachusettsRecorded by William E. Davis, Jr. / Macaulay Library
Display
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Colorado, May 08, 2013Recorded by Nathan Pieplow
Chick calls
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Louisiana, June 08, 1988Recorded by Ted Parker / Macaulay Library

Calls

Snowy Egrets are quiet except on breeding sites, where they give raspy or nasal calls, including loud, harsh squawks to signal aggression.

Snowy Egrets make clicking sounds by snapping their bills closed during aggressive displays.

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