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: 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/ --
