Just north of Exit 69 on the Long Island Expressway there are several rows of compost piles along the east side of the road. The puddles that form between those piles are attractive to Glossy Ibis- I’ve seen as many as 30 feeding in the puddles and on the compost piles there. It seems like a spot that shorebirds might use as well, but so far I’ve only seen the occasional yellowlegs feeding there.
Mike Ridge, NY Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 4, 2019, at 8:41 PM, kathy k <kath...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I’ve had several recent sightings of Glossy Ibis in the same general area. > There are fields just to the north of baseball heaven both north and south of > the LIE. The Suffolk County Farm, sod fields, etc on Yaphank Rd are a stones > throw to the east (as the ibis flies). I have seen them descending into that > area. I’m not sure how much standing water is a requirement for foraging. > Perhaps others could enlighten. A few weeks ago I saw a pair on a seemingly > dry sod field in Eastport. > > Kathryn Klecan > Ridge, NY > > Subject: Misplaced Glossy Ibis > Date: Tue Jun 4 2019 9:50 am > From: glennq AT verizon.net > > I've been seeing single Glossy Ibis on several occasions in the vicinity of > Sills Road just south of the LIE (Suffolk County, usually in the late > afternoon on my way home from work.Yesterday, around 4:30 PM, I saw 4 ibis > together.All sightings have been of low-flying birds, heading generally due > west. Yesterday's group of 4 were also low-flying, right over Baseball > Heaven, and they appeared to be getting ready to set down somewhere.I can > possibly see how they might be coming from the vicinity of the Carman's River > but I can't imagine where they're heading. A look at Google satellite doesn't > show anyplace even remotely damp that would attract them.Any theories? > Glenn > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.co... > http://www.NortheastBirding.co... > http://www.NortheastBirding.co... > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/ny... > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdi... > 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillis... > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird... > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > ABA > Please submit your observations to 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/ --
