I think there have been at least two different White-faced Ibis at Montezuma this fall. A 1st-year bird that was found on the 17th and was seen daily through the 22nd. Starting the 23rd, I believe only the 1st-year Glossy Ibis was seen until the 27th. On the 27th, "The" White-faced Ibis appeared again -- the only problem is that this individual looks completely different and appears to be a 2nd-year bird.
Here is a photo of the first bird (1st-year). Note the relatively uniform appearance: http://www.flickr.com/photos/68672476@N00/10392659105/in/photolist-gQn6tF-gQo4XR-gQnbEw-gQnc5a The second individual, apparently a second-year bird, looks very different. Note the contrast between the wing coverts and scapulars. http://www.flickr.com/photos/seabamirum/10876310134/ I think Andy Guthrie was the first to bring this to our attention. Thanks, Chris Chris Wood eBird & Neotropical Birds Project Leader Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York http://ebird.org http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Jay McGowan <[email protected]> wrote: > Thought some may be interested, after a period of absence and then with > only the Glossy Ibis present, LaRue and Jackie report that both the Glossy > and the White-faced ibis were in the Visitor Center pool this morning. > > > -- > Jay McGowan > Macaulay Library > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > [email protected] > -- > *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/[email protected]/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/[email protected]/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/ --
