They have three to four young per nest. In the early 1900s, great egrets were almost hunted to extinction. Their beautiful plumage was fashionable for ladies' hats. They are short, standing 25 inches tall. They have a black crown and back, gray wings and white underparts.
Night herons like to nest low, often on the ground.
They have three to six young. As their name suggests, the black-crowned night herons are out at night, when they do most of their feeding. They are about 33 inches tall and are black, with webbed feet and a red-orange chin pouch. Cormorants nest in tree tops. They have three to five young per nest.