While the report is amazing, it is not considered an official record till MOURC makes a recommendation. Glossy Ibis is amazing, a hybrid needs some serious documentation. Especially with a comment of " One obvious hybrid. Pink legs." I've seen thousands of Ibis, Glossy, White-faced. and White. I would never comment that a supposed hybrid is "obvious".
Regards, Terry On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 7:13 PM Alyssa DeRubeis <alderub...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. > ---- 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.
