They’re the same species.
Asher Higgins
Casey Co. KY
On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 12:57 andrew melnykovych <estiles74@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
According to one of my bird guides for the Caribbean, a juvenile WhiteAsher Higgins
Ibis "is probably not distinguishable in the field" from the "virtually
identical" Scarlet Ibis. Just sayin'......
Andrew Melnykovych
Louisville KY
On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 1:23 PM Ronan O'Carra <ronan.o.carra@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S116271162
The photos have been attached to the checklist. They are immature birds.
Ronan O’Carra
Lexington
On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 1:19 PM Tommy Hickcox <cometkazie@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Keep in mind that young white ibises are dark above, except for their
rumps, and white underneath, so check any dark ones closely.
I used to see hundreds of them driving to and from work in Louisiana's
River Parishes. (We don't have counties, reflecting the French heritage.)
Tom Hickcox, Danville
On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 12:07 PM <brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Daniel Redwine just contacted me to report *5* White Ibis at Otter Pond--
in Caldwell County. He described them as being on the "lower" pond, which I
think is on the southwest rather than the northeast side of KY 126. I have
not been there in a couple of years, but if you scan from the highway at
various spots, I think you can see most all of the bodies of water.
This location is a roadside viewing eBird hotspot.
bpb, Louisville
