[wisb] Re: White-faced ibis - Mascoutin Valley Trail - Winnebago County
- From: Rob Zimmer <robzeeee@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bettie@xxxxxxxxxx" <bettie@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 13:32:12 -0500
It's possible these were the same four ibis I saw flying Southwest over the
Fox River in Appleton two weeks ago. They were heading that direction!
Rob Zimmer
Appleton
On Friday, May 23, 2014, Bettie R. Harriman <bettie@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Anita Carpenter and I checked the Mascoutin Valley Trail west of Rush
> Lake this morning. Almost the first birds we saw in the water on the
> west side of the trail (south of Meadowbrook Road) were 4 White-faced Ibis.
>
> We got the scope on them, and even though they were on the back edge
> of the water from the trail, we could easily see the bold white
> encircling the eye area and the reddish facial skin - little
> different in facial skin and eye color. The birds were all very
> metallic green with a wonderful bronzy tone to them. One of the four
> was a good bit larger than the other 3, so we assume 1 male and 3 females.
>
> Mascoutin Valley Trail at this point is in Winnebago County. The
> water area is just a bit south of where the trail crosses Meadowbrook
> Road, about one half mile west of County Hwy E which runs between Hwy
> 91 and Ripon. Meadowbrook is 2 miles south of Hwy 91.
>
> Ibis were in this area 2-3 years ago.
>
> Bettie Harriman
> Oshkosh
>
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