Hi, all!
Pat Heirs called me last night to see if I wanted to go try for the Glossy
Ibis found at Estero Llano Grande, so over we went, and the light was
perfect! In contrast to Dan Jones' documentation of a knock-down drag out
between it and a White-faced Ibis, they seemed to not only be getting along
like best buds, but "displaying" to each other in a strange way! (if it was
indeed hanging around with the same bird.) We also noticed that the Glossy
was smaller than the White-faced, and were wondering if there was a size
difference in the sexes.
Other delightful birds there included several Roseate Spoonbills and White
Ibis, a Black-necked Stilt family (Mom and Dad were constantly yipping and
buzzing the ibises in order to protect their babies), some nice-looking
Stilt and White-rumped Sandpipers, a Great Egret in high breeding colors,
and a Caracara that broke up the party! Some pictures are on my Facebook
page:
https://www.facebook.com/marybeth.stowe
I'm going to try and post a video later showing this interesting ibis
behavior. Bird list:
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula
Great Egret Ardea alba
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii
Purple Martin Progne subis
Long-billed Thrasher Toxostoma longirostre
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
33 SPECIES
Mary Beth Stowe
Alamo, TX
www.miriameaglemon.com
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