Late Saturday afternoon after Dave Wheeler spoke to us and left, Bob McGuire, Judy Thoroughman (?), and I saw a PLAGADIS IBIS SP, fly across Knox-Marsellus and land in the open. We were scoping from the overlook with excellent conditions - sun behind us, no heat shimmer. We could clearly see the large white patch on the ibis' throat, which shows in photographs of the bird at Railroad Road, and which we saw earlier on the (same) bird at the Montezuma NWR Visitor Center. The throat patch is not visible from all angles, but it is prominent in a front view. I still think the white patch indicates it's a youngster and therefore not identifiable to species, but if there is a way to age and thereby identify this bird I am completely open to learning. I'm also interested in photos which show a different bird. That would be cool, and surprising.
We also saw the AMERICAN AVOCET resting among the flocks of GREEN-WINGED TEAL along the edge of the open water in Knox-Marsellus.
--Dave Nutter
On Sep 17, 2011, at 11:09 PM, [email protected] wrote:
The Ibis is at Knox-Marsellus marsh. I think it's a non-breeding adult Glossy, which would mean it's a different bird than the Railroad Rd bird (which I have seen 3 times and have lots of photos of). I also have distant photos of today's bird, which I thought lacked the whitish feathers on the front of the neck. I also thought it had a noticably longer bill and perhaps the photos will confirm. I last saw the Railroad Rd bird last Saturday (Muckrace).
In addition to the Avocet, a few shorebirds continue at Puddler. Back at K-M, there's been a big influx of ducks. Birding today with Lisa Welch.
Link to photos of Lark Sparrow from last Sunday at Fair Haven and Red Knots last Sunday in Fulton.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22183060@N08/6144928940/
Dave Wheeler
North Syracuse NY
Montezuma NWR--Knox-Marcellus Marsh, Seneca, US-NY Sep 17, 2011 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: with Lisa Welch 15 species (+1 other taxa)Canada Goose X Wood Duck X American Wigeon 15 Mallard X Blue-winged Teal X Northern Shoveler X Northern Pintail X Green-winged Teal X Great Blue Heron X Great Egret 2 Glossy Ibis 1 I thought it was an adult basic-plumaged Glossy and thus not the same bird as at Railroad Rd recently Sandhill Crane 2 Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 5 I didn't really notice which, in retrospect White-rumped Sandpiper 2 European Starling X many in a huge flock on East Rd Brown-headed Cowbird X many in with Starlings
Montezuma NWR--Puddler Marsh, Seneca, US-NY Sep 17, 2011 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: with Lisa Welch 10 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose X Great Blue Heron X Black-bellied Plover 1 Semipalmated Plover 5 American Avocet 1 distant Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 5 I didn't notice which, in retrospect Semipalmated Sandpiper 3 White-rumped Sandpiper 8 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Ring-billed Gull X Gray Catbird 3
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