No Wilson's Phalarope on the West Pond today, but Tom Burke and Gail Benson found a pair (male and female) on the East Pond around the "raunt". They were viewed from the overlook on the west side of the pond (past Big John's Pond). At this time of year, there is no shoreline for birders to walk and not much for shorebirds either. The phalaropes were seen either on mats of algae or swimming. At one point, they flew off to more northerly sections of the pond, but returned and spent at least a couple of hours ranging from maybe a hundred yards north to a hundred yards south of the raunt.
Back at bench 12 on the West Pond, White-faced Ibis has been present for considerable amounts of time (not always visible), despite occasionally flying out into the north marsh. Tom believes there may be two different birds. Steve Walter Bayside, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
