I'm confused. The White-faced Ibis I saw at Monteuma NWR on 17 October 2013 looked to be an adult: it had extensive red on the face, a decidedly red eye, brilliantly glossy wing coverts and tail, and had no obvious molt limits or other abnormalities in the plumage. I thought the Glossy Ibis with it was a hatch-year bird, with much less gloss on the wings, more white spotting on the head and neck, and evidence of variable wear on the back feathers.
The bird with its head up in http://www.flickr.com/photos/seabamirum/10876310134/ is a Glossy, isn't it? It has distinct white lines on the facial skin and appears to have a brown eye. It has the same kind of wear that the Glossy Ibis I saw this weekend had. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rClpwPntu85jLOZZGDDWHNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink. What do I have wrong? I admit up front that I don't see ibis every year, and I've never spent much time trying to age them. Are there more photos? Kevin Kevin J. McGowan Ithaca, NY k...@cornell.edu<mailto:k...@cornell.edu> 607-254-2452 From: bounce-110892864-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-110892864-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Christopher Wood Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 2:59 PM To: Jay McGowan Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L; oneidabi...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma ibises 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 <jw...@cornell.edu<mailto:jw...@cornell.edu>> 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 jw...@cornell.edu<mailto:jw...@cornell.edu> -- 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: 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/ --
