Wow! That's a fairly exotic species (principal range is Northern India) and would have most of us scrabbling for a field guide. I've no idea how common they are in zoological collections.
I second Hugh's suggestion that somebody in the area take a look at the bird just to make sure the ID is correct (e.g. that it is not a Plegadis ibis with wing tags or something). If the bird moves on, it will be very interesting to see where else it turns up. There can't be too many Red-naped Ibis floating around the country. On the subject of exotics, a Barnacle Goose on Martha's Vineyard MA is apparently an escape from a local aviculturalist, something to keep in mind as we enter winter waterfowl season. -- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
