Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Live from the dock
Active 54 minutes across 15 days since June 2026. Last heard yesterday.
In our recordsHear the call
When you'll hear it
Most often heard in the morning, 8 to 11 a.m. Quiet overnight.
Minutes active by hour, as a table
| 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | NOON | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Minutes active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Across the year
Present from early-June through August. First heard this year on June 2.
Dock records
- First heard
- June 2, 2026 (first in our records)
- Busiest day
- 5 minutes on June 2, 2026
- Earliest call
- 6:42 a.m.
- Days detected
- 15 of 95 days monitored
Common questions
What time of day do you hear a Green Heron at Watts Bar Lake?
Most often heard in the morning, 8 to 11 a.m. Quiet overnight. These are the hours the dock microphones detect the Green Heron most often.
What time of year is the Green Heron at Watts Bar Lake?
Present from early-June through August. First heard this year on June 2. That window is when the Green Heron has been audible from the Watts Bar Lake dock.
Has the Green Heron been heard at Watts Bar Lake?
Yes. Active 54 minutes across 15 days since June 2026. Last heard yesterday.
About the bird
The green heron is a small heron of North and Central America. Butorides is from Middle English butor "bittern" and Ancient Greek -oides, "resembling", and virescens is Latin for "greenish".
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