· Durham, NC
Data through 2026-08-02 Location details

Great Blue Heron GBHE

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2,175
Total records
12 yr
Years seen
Jul 29
Last seen

Field notes

  • Year-round resident — present 11 of 12 months
  • First recorded here on January 01, 2015 · 11 years of monitoring
  • Seen this year — last on July 29, 2026
  • Peak activity in Apr (13% of all records)
  • Increasing — up 32% over the last 3 years
  • Common — 2,175 records
  • Active now — last seen 6 days ago
  • Best months to look: Apr, May, Mar
  • Highly predictable from year to year
  • Much more common than average (4.3× the typical species)

When it's seen

records by month, all years combined

Year over year

annual record counts

Records over time

Most recent sightings

DateTimeCount
July 29, 2026 16:30 1
July 27, 2026 06:32 1
July 25, 2026 13:24 1
July 22, 2026 15:29 1
July 20, 2026 08:38 1
July 19, 2026 06:05 6
July 18, 2026 06:54 3
July 17, 2026 11:17 1
July 16, 2026 18:42 2
July 15, 2026 07:20 3
July 15, 2026 06:51 3
July 15, 2026 06:51 3
July 15, 2026 06:51 3
July 15, 2026 06:51 3
July 15, 2026 06:51 3
July 15, 2026 06:51 3
July 14, 2026 09:05 1
July 14, 2026 07:36 8
July 14, 2026 07:36 8
July 13, 2026 08:58 1