My photos of the Franklin Co. plegadis ibises from 15 July: http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveslager/sets/72157630592642138/ Comments appreciated Good birding, Dave Slager Columbus, Ohio On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Dave Slager <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 15 July 2011 > > From about 1:30-3pm, the 3 *Plegadis *ibis were still present at > Pickerington Ponds Metropark in Franklin County, near the Wood Duck viewing > area. Thanks to Margaret and Nancy for getting the word out. Keep in mind: > > 1) Lighting conditions at this spot are best in the evening. Another way > to put it is that lighting is frustrating here at all other times of the > day. > > 2) I am thinking these are juvenile (hatch-year) birds. In flight, their > flight feathers are uniform, crisp, and fresh with no sign of molt. They > have streaked dull brown heads and necks and some scattered white spotting > is present on the throat, foreneck, and crown areas. Note that Glossy > Ibis, White-faced Ibis, and hybrids are all possible in Ohio and many of > the field marks in your bird guide only apply to breeding adults, so many > younger birds will not be readily field-identifiable. I am still studying > my field notes, photos, and other resources but at this point I'm guessing > a specific ID will be difficult or elusive. I have some photos I will post > a link to later. If anyone else gets decent photos or has comments on the > age and/or ID of these birds, please post to the listserv! > > 3) 1 Stilt Sandpiper and 1 Short-billed Dowitcher were also here. > > Good birding, > Dave Slager > Columbus, Ohio > > > On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Margaret Bowman <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > My friend Nancy Falcon who lives near Pickerington Ponds in Franklin Co. > just called me and asked me to post to the Ohio Birds Listserv. On her way > home from church today (Sunday July 15) she stopped briefly and saw 3 dark > ibis, which she believes are glossy ibis. She does not have a scope. These > were in the general area of the Wood Duck Blind, and were visible without > optics. Nancy is originally from Louisiana, and she knows an ibis when she > sees one! > > > > Margaret Bowman > > Licking Co., OH > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at > www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]