St. Cloud Times – A new great blue heron colony has settled in the Avon Hills, managing to conceal 61/2-foot wingspans amid a dense canopy of oaks.
Some bird-watchers have hoped for a revival or replacement of the long-abandoned Cold Spring rookery, which supported 1,585 great blue heron nests at its peak in 1974.
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Cliff Borgerding ’86 wasn’t looking for herons or egrets. He came upon the colony quite by accident during one of his frequent walks in the Avon Hills Forest Scientific & Natural Area.
