Hi All - I'm posting this message for Dean Ware
Dean and his uncle, Dennis Dresser were walking the main trail at Hillman
Marsh this afternoon and encountered a dark, first winter ibis, likely the
one that was reported yesterday. Dean's uncle was ahead of him on the
trail, with the binoculars, when the ibis landed right beside him - Dean
asked him what colour the eye was - and he responded that is was an amber
colour, starting to turn red, suggesting a white-faced ibis.
The bird was found at Hillman Marsh along the main trail, in the area where
they are baiting for ducks with corn. Dean also had a Nelson's Sharp-tailed
Sparrow, Least Bittern and Hudsonian Godwit, all in the same spot while
watching the ibis.
Hillman Marsh is located on Mersea Road 2, just 5 km north of Point Pelee
National Park.
Good birding!
Sarah
Sarah Rupert
Sr. Park Interpreter/Education Coordinator
Point Pelee National Park of Canada
Leamington, Ontario
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
519-322-5700 ext 13
