After reviewing photos, I think one of the ibises was actually a GLOSSY IBIS (observed late morning on Tuesday, April 16). It had a dark iris and face lacking a white border, and it had darker legs than the white-faced ibises. All ibises were adults in breeding plumage.
David Dowell Longmont, CO On Tuesday, April 16, 2013 1:11:32 PM UTC-6, David Dowell wrote: > > This morning, there was a nice assortment of shorebirds on the northwest > side of Boulder Reservoir (that is, the muddy delta accessible from the > trailhead near the bend in 55th): > > Long-Billed Curlew (2) > Marbled Godwit (8) > White-Faced Ibis (16) > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/rvmtMw_n3KAJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
