The bird just flew off to the east.
Patrick F. Palladino
> On May 18, 2014, at 12:50 PM, "Pat Palladino" wrote:
>
> Currently being viewed at the same location as previously seen.
>
> Patrick F. Palladino
>
>
>> On May 16, 2014, at 5:20 PM, "robert adamo" 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
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