The snowy egret was hunted to near extinction by plume hunters, even more so than the great egret but has now recovered.

In the east, the snowy egret can be seen year round along the coast in the Coastal Plains region in the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, all of Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia.

During the summer, the eastern snowy egret expands their range inland north but stays primarily in the Coastal Plains region in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, all of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and the east coast up to Maine. A few can be found in summer in the wetland areas below Montreal, Canada and the Adirondack lakes.

In the west, the snowy egret can be seen year round in inland valleys in the Pacific Coast Range region in the states of California and in the Basin and Range region of southwestern Oregon. Too, some can be seen year round along the Colorado river of the Basin and Range region in the states of California, Arizona and Nevada.

During the summer, the western snowy egret expands their range inland west and north to both the Basin and Range and Rocky Mountain regions in the states of northeast Nevada, south and west Idaho, most of Utah, eastern Arizona, most of Wyoming, all of Colorado, most of New Mexico, western Montana, northwest North Dakota and extreme south Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Numerous in salt water and fairly numerous inland. Often feeds in flocks, and will sprint through shallow waters pursuing fish. Found in wetland areas and can be seen perched in bare trees near water.

Slim bird with slender neck and bill. Bill and legs are black, lores are yellow, toes are golden yellow and can be orange-red during high breeding season. Breeding adults have prominent long plumes on crown, back and breast

Immature has dull yellow toes and a dull yellow strip up the back of their legs.

After a long day of travel and now near to my next campsite, I turn left at the first exit onto SH 238 and stop at the Halfmoon Reef Lighthouse for a photograph. I then travel south on SH 238 though Port Lavaca until the highway connects with SH 316 where I turn left and continue to the beach campground.

Once at the beach, I turn north on FM 2760 until I arrive at Indian Point and explore the area. I find one pier with several birds so I take photos of a double-crested cormorant and a brown pelican. Shortly after, when continuing to Magnolia Beach campground, I see a great blue heron, a snowy egret and I take photos of each.