You can see it all in Jackson County! Aaron and Cooper Ludwig found 44 White-faced Ibis, which later revealed one Glossy Ibis and one hybrid White-faced x Glossy Ibis. I'm not sure who first confirmed the identification of the two latter birds.
Note that the hybrid has entirely red legs, whereas the pure Glossy has red only in its ankles (which look like the knees to us humans, ha!). The faces look similar between the hybrid and pure Glossy, so be sure to examine the legs. Here's an eBird report from Matt Jensen, with location information: https://ebird.org/checklist/S67810856. What an exciting time for ibises in Minnesota! Good spring birding! Alyssa DeRubeis Montreal, QC ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
