I believe the White-faced Ibis present at Heckscher today was a fourth individual, distinct from the two birds present here on 1 May:
https://flic.kr/p/2emuZme https://flic.kr/p/258UbgT --and also from the brighter bird present at adjacent Timber Point on 15 Apr: https://flic.kr/p/TpeSQd Today's bird showed bright red facial skin and a broad white border, most like the bird of 15 Apr, but unlike that bird it was notably large, tawny-colored, and showed wholly bright pinkish legs (all three of the birds present earlier this season showed color mostly around the ankles): https://flic.kr/p/25hf8eH When I eventually took a careful count of the ibides, I found exactly 107 Glossy and 1 White-faced. Shai Mitra Bay Shore ________________________________________ From: bounce-123574019-3714...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-123574019-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Shaibal Mitra [shaibal.mi...@csi.cuny.edu] Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 11:25 AM To: NYS Birds Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] White-faced Ibises Heckscher SP Suffolk Co. The two White-faced Ibises continued in the flooded picnic area when I left around 10:00. Both are interesting-looking and not quite typical. One individual, the one Pat found yesterday I think, has very limited white facial feathering and not-very-bright (but definitely pink-red, especially in good light) facial skin and eye. The second individual, found by Pat this morning, is more typical-looking in these respects. Both show decidedly pink-red ankles and gray bills--appropriate for White-faced Ibis. Interestingly, the duller-faced bird is very large and very tawny-colored on the neck and body--classic White-faced--whereas the brighter-faced bird looks much more like a Glossy Ibis in terms of structure and body plumage. My best assessment is that both are within the range of expected variation for relatively dull adult White-faced Ibises. Photos here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmD9a76j Shai Mitra Bay Shore ________________________________________ From: bounce-123573507-3714...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-123573507-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Patricia Lindsay [pjlind...@optonline.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 9:47 AM To: NYS Birds Subject: [nysbirds-l] White-faced Ibises Heckscher SP Suffolk Co. Last evening I photographed (poorly, as is my usual wont) a White-faced Ibis in non breeding plumage--no white borders around the pink eye and facial skin, and legs pink only around the "knees", feeding with 17 Glossy Ibis in the flooded picnic area of Field 6. This morning I checked again; there were at least 30 ibis feeding actively in the puddles, and I immediately picked out a White-faced, this one showing moderately distinct white borders on the face, and brighter pink legs than yesterday's bird. I had to race off to work but alerted Shai Mitra to be looking out for a second bird when he arrived shortly after. Shai did indeed find what is certainly yesterday's bird in addition to the better marked individual. Patricia Lindsay Bay Shore -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
