Glossy Ibis @ Pt. Mouillee - 02 Jul 2005
02 July 2005 Pt. Mouillee SGA, Monroe Co.
1600 Hrs. Tom Jere reported a pair of Glossy Ibis in Cell 2 of Pt. Moo yesterday morning. They were still seen as of last evening, along with a King Rail.
I headed down to Pt. Mouillee this afternoon between 4 - 6pm and saw the pair of Glossy Ibis circling overhead of Cell 2. They settled down along the far side of the pond, and began to feed.
I was able to get some fair digiscoped images of them.
The fellow in this last image has a gimpy leg - it was favoring the leg on the left (its right leg) as it moved around.
The fellow in this last image has a gimpy leg - it was favoring the leg on the left (its right leg) as it moved around.
Suggests that they might be around a while longer(?).
I also saw (1) STILT SANDPIPER among the
(42) Lesser Yellowlegs
(2) Greater Yellowlegs
(120) Killdeer
(45) Short-billed Dowitchers
(23) Least Sandpipers
Green-Winged Teal
Blue-Winged Teal
Moorhen
I did not see the King Rail.
I also saw (1) STILT SANDPIPER among the
(42) Lesser Yellowlegs
(2) Greater Yellowlegs
(120) Killdeer
(45) Short-billed Dowitchers
(23) Least Sandpipers
Green-Winged Teal
Blue-Winged Teal
Moorhen
I did not see the King Rail.
On the way into the Roberts Road entrance a Brown Thrasher flew across the road in front of the car. A Common Moorhen was on one of the muskrat dens just off the entrance to the dikes.
Pte. Mouillee SGA (permit required Sep 1-Dec 15), Monroe, Michigan, US
Jul 2, 2005 4:00 PM - 6:00 PMProtocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
11 species
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 1
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 1
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) 1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 120
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) 45
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 42
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 2
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) 1 Bright orange zebra-striped belly and orange cheeks made this bird easy to distinguish from surrounding Short-billed Dowitchers. Thinner and lean-forward posture also traits. Cell 2.
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 23
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) 2 Tom Jere reported a pair of Glossy Ibis in Cell 2 of Pt. Moo yesterday morning. They were still seen as of last evening, along with a King Rail. I headed down to Pt. Mouillee this afternoon between 4 - 6pm and saw the pair of Glossy Ibis circling overhead of Cell 2. They settled down along the far side of the pond, and began to feed. I was able to get some fair digiscoped images of them. The lack of (obvious) red eyes, and pink skin patch that extends around the eyes helped differentiate these birds from White-faced Ibis.
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Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 1
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