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From 2000 to 2010, the most nests seen in a tree were <br />5. This last summer, 2011, one tree had 10 nests in it! <br />Others had 9. This is an interesting development in <br />higher density nesting. Pictured at left are 2 trees with <br />9 nests each. <br />On August 1, 2, and 3 of 2011, Tigress Productions <br />associated with a National Geographic channel and <br />Wild Case Files program filmed people and places and <br />actions dealing with the great blue herons. This was <br />quite an activity intense 3 day venture. The program <br />will air later. <br />On Sunday, May 22, 2011, a tornado swept through <br />Minneapolis at North Mississippi Park and destroyed <br />all the great blue heron nests on an island. Estimates <br />state about 180 birds were killed. Nine chicks were <br />rescued and bought to the Wildlife Rehabilitation <br />Center. My son, Kyle, happened to be working there <br />and actually fed those great blue heron chicks. The <br />picture below, from the Star and Tribune, shows a <br />great blue heron chick from that colony just after <br />release. <br />Further resources are at: <br />www.PeltierLake.Org <br />Facebook: Peltier Lake Heron Colony <br />mailApeltierlake.org <br />