Why were you were 99% sure it was a Glossy? I photographed it, but lost all my photos. To me it looked very dark on the body. I saw no light color, which made me think it was a Glossy. My friends wern't sure. What makes you "almost" comfirm it"? Best, Ann Mitchell
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Jay McGowan <jw...@cornell.edu> wrote: > From Geneseebirds... > > *Subject: Glossy Ibis at Mays Point, MNWR* > From: "Mike Wasilco" <mrwasilc AT gw.dec.state.ny.us> > Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:15:05 -0400 > > I saw an ibis at Mays yesterday afternoon that I am 99% sure was a glossy. The > bird was feeding in several parts of teh impoundment and changed locations > four > times in the 45 minutes I was there. > > > Also good numbers of shorebirds present, but hard to see due to distance for > most and the closer ones being in the stubble. The species I was able to pick > out were: > > both Yellowlegs, killdeer, pectoral sandpiper, semipalmated plover, least > sandpiper, dowitcher spp., Black-bellied plover, and White-rumped Sandpiper. > > > > Michael R. Wasilco > Regional Wildlife Manager > NYS Department of Environmental Conservation > Region 8 Bureau of Wildlife > 6274 East Avon-Lima Road > Avon, NY 14414(585)226-5460 > > > > -- > Jay McGowan > Macaulay Library > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > jw...@cornell.edu > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > !* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
