This afternoon (Sat 22 July) Ferris Akel took video of a dark ibis flying over Tschache Pool at Montezuma NWR. Although Glossy Ibis is more common here than White-faced Ibis, both have been seen at Montezuma NWR in years past, and the video did not appear to me to be identifiable to species. This is the first ibis report in the area of which I am aware, so I am listing this as "Plegadis sp (Ibis)" in the 2017 Cayuga Lake Basin First Records unless/until someone gets a better look at such a bird in the area soon, and is able to see distinguishing field marks.
Ferris Akel does a remarkable weekly live-stream birding program called Birding with Ferris, often at Montezuma NWR or Sapsucker Woods. Viewers discuss what is heard and seen, come to a consensus, and submit an eBird report. The relevant part of today's show can be seen at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/106116822 The ibis can be seen for about 10 seconds starting at about 55:30 and again at about 56:25 through about 59:04. It's distant, high-magnification, shaky, and often out of focus, but it shows an all-dark wader with long trailing legs, a long thin neck, a bulbous head thicker than the neck, a long down-curved grayish bill, and a fast steady wingbeat interrupted a few times by a short glide, all of which is typical of either Glossy Ibis or White-faced Ibis. --Dave Nutter Begin forwarded message: > From: ebird-al...@cornell.edu > Date: July 22, 2017 at 7:10:52 PM EDT > To: Undisclosed recipients: ; > Subject: [eBird Alert] Seneca County Rare Bird Alert <hourly> > > --------------------------------------------- > Thank you for subscribing to the <hourly> Seneca County Rare Bird Alert.The > report below shows observations of rare birds in Seneca County. View or > unsubscribe to this alert at http://ebird.org/ebird/alert/summary?sid=SN35526 > NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated > > Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) (1) > - Reported Jul 22, 2017 16:19 by Birding WithFerris > - Montezuma NWR--Tschache Pool Viewpoint, Seneca, New York > - Map: > http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=42.9892318,-76.7711279&ll=42.9892318,-76.7711279 > - Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38269804 > - Media: 4 Photos > - Comments: "Flying over Tschache Pool" > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to eBird's Seneca County > Rare Bird Alert > > Manage your eBird alert subscriptions: > http://ebird.org/ebird/alerts -- 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/ --
