Thanks to a tip from Steve Millard, we observed an Ibis species at
3:00 this afternoon (11/20) south of the town of Fergus Falls in
Western Township (in the extreme southwest corner of the county).
Even with scopes, the bird was simply too distant for us to determine
anything about it except its Ibis-ness. We could in no way discern
eye color. Steve, on the other hand, has been able to observe the
bird from close quarters on a couple of occasions this week. Although
the default species would be White-faced Ibis, he believes the
possibility of it being a Glossy Ibis at least needs to be seriously
considered. He predicts (with the nice weather) that the bird may
stick around through the weekend.
The location: go south-southwest of Fergus Falls on Hwy 15 until it
crosses CR 112 (or 140th Street); turn right and go west for one
mile, then turn left (south) on 135th Ave. On the right (west) side
of the road there is appropriate habitat the next quarter mile or so.
At this location, we also saws swans, several duck species, and a
vocal Wilson's Snipe.
Bird on!
Dan & Sandy
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Thimgans
Battle Lake MN
Otter Tail County
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