It was a tad hotter than yesterday on the East Pond this morning. Nevertheless, I managed to complete the schlep up the pond from the south end and back. Shorebird numbers remain much the same from yesterday. I observed a total of 11 species including the continuing *STILT* and *WESTERN SANDPIPER*. A Gull-billed Tern was observed opposite Calidrid Crossing, hanging out near the Double-crested Cormorants.
At the southend, I observed 18 apparent Glossy Ibis' which was a high count in recent days. In sifting through the flock, I noticed a smaller, darker backed (less glossy) looking bird and decided to get a closer look. It turned out to be a *WHITE-FACED IBIS* (WFIB) minus the white feathering that is usually around the red facial skin. I need to do some photo forensics but I am pretty confident this is a different bird from the one that I found on June 5th. Besides the increase in Snowy Egrets (27). All of the usual species remain steady with no significant turn over. Cheers, -- "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass 風 Swift as the wind 林 Quiet as the forest 火 Conquer like the fire 山 Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu> *The Art of War* <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War> (\__/) (= '.'=) (") _ (") Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
