At 10:15am, while leading a field trip for Great South Bay Audubon
Society to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, I spotted an adult White-faced
Ibis among a flock of approximately 30 Glossy Ibis on the east side of
the East Pond, just north of the Raunt. This fairly well marked bird
is possibly the same individual that has been seen sporadically since
late April. Several minutes later, the ibis flock began to disperse
to the south and east and the White-faced flew off with them. No ibis
of either species remained on the East Pond when we left.
Possibly even more surprising than the ibis was a 1st Summer male
Common Eider floating on the East Pond north of the Raunt. This
individual made its way over to the east side of the pond where it sat
itself up upon the muddy shoreline.
Other highlights included a Gull-billed Tern hawking over the South
Marsh, just to the west of the Osprey Platform.
Good Birding,
Michael McBrien
East Patchogue
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