Is there a better time to find this bird, or does that not really matter? we are going to give it a try today.
Thanks so much for the ongoing posts! Nancy On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 11:43 AM Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote: > The Limpkin continues to re-found daily in Elmira between Pirozzolo Park > and the Chemung River and a block or 2 east or west of there. It has > sometimes been wading along the north edge of the river near the bank > (where it was reported eating snails) in the vicinity of a small concrete > boat ramp, but is also often seen walking on the ground eating earthworms > in thickets of Japanese Knotweed, or in forest clearings, or on lawn areas > even adjacent to park fences or yards and on both sides of the levee. > > Reports in eBird include many photos because this bird is calm near > people. These reports are valuable documentation of the time and place but > also its appearance and behavior, so please contribute your notes and > photos. Also please help maintain the bird’s trust by not approaching it > closely but instead let it approach you. > > I have not seen any reports of it flying, but it holds its folded wings > normally, and I’ve seen one photo of it stretching an apparently normal > wing. Clearly it did not walk here from Florida, but it’s possible that it > came here in a storm and may be the worse for wear. I’m curious about its > ability to fly, but wouldn’t want anyone to deliberately flush it. So far > it seems to be doing well, from what I’ve read. > > - - Dave Nutter > -- > *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/ --
