White-Faced Ibis seen 05/08/99

Allen Deward (ratal5@earthlink.net)
Sun, 9 May 1999 11:08:38 -0000 

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    Hi All,
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    I observed the White-Faced Ibis from 4:30 PM until 5:40 PM at the =
first pond on the left after exiting the woods on Truitts Landing Road.( =
Refer to earlier posts or e-mail me for directions)  The bird was =
feeding with 8 Glossy Ibis at a distance of between 10 and 45 feet from =
the road.Unfortunately I didn't have a camera with me, but I was able to =
make some sketches.The bird was easily distinguished from the Glossys by =
the red facial skin outlined with white feathers. Also the bill was a =
slightly different color, a lighter more silvery-gray than the glossys =
bluish-gray. As to size it was slightly smaller than the Glossys, but =
probably not enough of a difference to separate them at a distance. The =
bird allowed me to drive to within 30 feet with out flushing and still =
didn't fly off when I drove down to the end of the road to hunt for the =
Sedge Wrens ( which I did not find). It was still present when I had to =
leave for a previous commitment.
    After leaving I proceeded north on Cherrix Road and then right onto =
Bayside Road where there are two freshly plowed fields on both sides of =
the road about a quarter of a mile down.In these fields were =
approximately 1000 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 12 DUNLIN, 14 SEMIPALM PLOVER, =
6 RUDDY TURNSTONES. and=20
6 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS. Needless to say I was late getting back.

                                                    Good Birding,
                                                    Allen Deward

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    Hi All,
   
    I observed the White-Faced Ibis = from 4:30=20 PM until 5:40 PM at the first pond on the left after exiting the woods = on=20 Truitts Landing Road.( Refer to earlier posts or e-mail me for = directions) =20 The bird was feeding with 8 Glossy Ibis at a distance of between 10 and = 45 feet=20 from the road.Unfortunately I didn't have a camera with me, but I was = able to=20 make some sketches.The bird was easily distinguished from the Glossys by = the red=20 facial skin outlined with white feathers. Also the = bill was=20 a slightly different color, a lighter more silvery-gray than the glossys = bluish-gray. As to size it was slightly smaller than the Glossys, but = probably=20 not enough of a difference to separate them at a distance. The bird = allowed me=20 to drive to within 30 feet with out flushing and still didn't fly off = when I=20 drove down to the end of the road to hunt for the Sedge Wrens ( which I = did not=20 find). It was still present when I had to leave for a previous=20 commitment.
    After leaving I proceeded north = on Cherrix=20 Road and then right onto Bayside Road where there are two freshly plowed = fields=20 on both sides of the road about a quarter of a = mile down.In=20 these fields were approximately 1000 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 12 DUNLIN, = 14=20 SEMIPALM PLOVER, 6 RUDDY TURNSTONES. and
6 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS. Needless to say I was = late getting=20 back.
 
          &nbs= p;            = ;            =             &= nbsp;   =20 Good Birding,
          &nbs= p;            = ;            =             &= nbsp;   =20 Allen Deward
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