The bird just flew off to the east. Patrick F. Palladino
> On May 18, 2014, at 12:50 PM, "Pat Palladino" <dino1...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Currently being viewed at the same location as previously seen. > > Patrick F. Palladino > > >> On May 16, 2014, at 5:20 PM, "robert adamo" <radamo4...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Responding to Shai Mitra's posting, I quickly left the house, promising my >> wife to finish the chores I was involved in (without fail), upon my return. >> She is quite aware of how serious I am, when the bird in question, would be >> an addition to my state list, and therefore, stepped aside and wished me >> good luck ! >> >> There were ~ 15 Ibises on the marsh when I arrived, all glossy. For ~ 1/2 >> hour, some of the them left the marsh, while others replaced them - the max >> count getting to ~ 30-35 birds (combining both those on the ground and in >> the air at the same time). The white-faced was not there upon arrival, but >> just seemed to appear at ~ 1315. I managed to see all the field marks Shai >> mentioned, with it's red legs and uniformly brown body (without any of the >> breeding "sheen" of the adult glossy's) the marks that stood out the most, >> allowing me to re-find the bird, after it went out of sight temporarily. I >> also learned something today ! When I called Shai to share my joy with him, >> as well as to thank him for the FOS (the "S" standing for "state", in >> addition to "season", in this application, I let him know that I never saw >> the "red ankles', but did notice the red legs. He then, very gently, let me >> know, that anatomically, the knobby part of the bird's leg is known as the >> "ankle". >> >> Cheers to Ken & Sue for finding the bird (only the 2nd record for Suffolk >> County) , and to Doug, who along with Shai, re-found it ! I've looked for >> this species in NYS for quite awhile (the Grace Estate in E.Hampton and JBWR >> come to mind re: recent attempts) so my getting real excited is something >> you can probably understand. However, I must confess to going overboard, by >> becoming so excited I forgot to look for the Stilt Sandpiper...and it in >> full breeding plumage to boot ! >> >> Cheers, >> Bob >> -- >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --