Any updates since 10:48 this morning? Thanks Mike
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 15, 2019, at 10:48 AM, Shaibal Mitra <[email protected]> > wrote: > > An adult White-faced Ibis in breeding plumage was among a group of Glossy > Ibises that dropped in at Timber Point Golf Course, Great River, Suffolk > County, Long Island this morning. > > I would ask anybody seeking to see this bird to exercise maximum discretion > in terms of avoiding conflict with the maintenance crew, golfers, and boat > owners. > > The flock of 29 birds initially came in from the west and circled the > fairways several times before continuing eastwards, but they must have > returned because as I was leaving the East Marina, I found them feeding on > the fairway to the north of the connector road that links the East Marina to > the entrance road. > > Also of note at Timber Point were more than a dozen Greater Yellowlegs, a > couple of Lessers, and an early Willet (and also at least 600 Bufflehead in > the bay). > > At nearby Heckscher SP the drop-ins included four Bonaparte's Gulls and four > adult-ish Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and, per Ken Feustel, Least Sandpiper. > The LBBGs were calling and displaying and I was able to get some video. > > Photos of the WFIB and video of the LBBGs will be posted shortly to here: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/96951581@N02/ > > Shai Mitra > 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/[email protected]/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/[email protected]/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/ --
