The South Florida Water Management District reported overall nesting down although snowy egrets, South Florida's dominant ...

As with other larger birds, western cattle egrets only have one brood in a breeding season. They typically build nests in trees, with both halves of the pair working on nest construction.

The Cattle egret nests in Brazil in several shallow-water aquatic environments. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!