Hi, I have some photos from Oct 21and 22 and November 3, 2013. I have other views not up on the site, but maybe can be helpful.
http://www.dianawhitingphotography.com/Galleries/Birds/Waders-Shorebirds-Herons/13061498_R4dFT2#!i=2918733785&k=ZmM8BLP Diana Whiting On Nov 19, 2013, at 4:41 PM, Kevin J. McGowan wrote: > I’m confused. The White-faced Ibis I saw at Monteuma NWR on 17 October 2013 > looked to be an adult: it had extensive red on the face, a decidedly red eye, > brilliantly glossy wing coverts and tail, and had no obvious molt limits or > other abnormalities in the plumage. I thought the Glossy Ibis with it was a > hatch-year bird, with much less gloss on the wings, more white spotting on > the head and neck, and evidence of variable wear on the back feathers. > > The bird with its head up in > http://www.flickr.com/photos/seabamirum/10876310134/ is a Glossy, isn’t it? > It has distinct white lines on the facial skin and appears to have a brown > eye. It has the same kind of wear that the Glossy Ibis I saw this weekend > had.https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rClpwPntu85jLOZZGDDWHNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink. > > What do I have wrong? I admit up front that I don’t see ibis every year, and > I’ve never spent much time trying to age them. Are there more photos? > > Kevin > > > > Kevin J. McGowan > Ithaca, NY > [email protected] > 607-254-2452 > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher > Wood > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 2:59 PM > To: Jay McGowan > Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma ibises > > I think there have been at least two different White-faced Ibis at Montezuma > this fall. A 1st-year bird that was found on the 17th and was seen daily > through the 22nd. Starting the 23rd, I believe only the 1st-year Glossy Ibis > was seen until the 27th. On the 27th, "The" White-faced Ibis appeared again > -- the only problem is that this individual looks completely different and > appears to be a 2nd-year bird. > > Here is a photo of the first bird (1st-year). Note the relatively uniform > appearance: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/68672476@N00/10392659105/in/photolist-gQn6tF-gQo4XR-gQnbEw-gQnc5a > > The second individual, apparently a second-year bird, looks very different. > Note the contrast between the wing coverts and scapulars. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/seabamirum/10876310134/ > > I think Andy Guthrie was the first to bring this to our attention. > > Thanks, > Chris > > > Chris Wood > > eBird & Neotropical Birds Project Leader > Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York > http://ebird.org > http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu > > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Jay McGowan <[email protected]> wrote: > Thought some may be interested, after a period of absence and then with only > the Glossy Ibis present, LaRue and Jackie report that both the Glossy and the > White-faced ibis were in the Visitor Center pool this morning. > > > -- > Jay McGowan > Macaulay Library > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > [email protected] > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- Diana Whiting http://www.dianawhitingphotography.com/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
