Hi all--
One more update: The image has now been swapped out for an incontrovertible
Glossy Ibis. Thanks again for the heads-up about this!
--Joe
On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 5:17 PM Joseph Wallace wrote:
> Hi all-- For a couple of years I've been writing short pieces on birds,
> nature in general,
PS-- I'm laughing about this, because maybe it was inevitable...but it has
been pointed out to me that the ibis photo in my piece is of a White-faced
(a rare stray to Jamaica Bay), not the Glossy. I wish I had supplied the
pic, because that would have given me a new state bird, but we'll try to
fix
The breeding plumaged White-faced Ibis (WFIB) continued today on the East Pond
at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The bird flew in and out several times on the
Pond during the time I was there so patience may be necessary for anyone
chasing.
Other East Pond Southend notables include. A continuing
Hi all-- For a couple of years I've been writing short pieces on birds,
nature in general, and the environment for the wonderful Saw Mill River
Audubon. I hope you don't mind my sharing this one, because I know many of
you treasure Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. It was my father's favorite spot
on ea
Unfortunately, the Oystercatcher nest that was built over the wrack on top of
the rocky beach in Shirley Chisholm State Park has gone. No eggs to be found
this morning. (and no fledglings in the area)
This is the third Oystercatcher nest that failed this season. The other two
were at Plumb Beach
