Today while viewing the Godwit , around 11:30 am had fly over of 4 Glossy
Ibis, headed north. I hope someone can spot them on the ground. My thanks
to Pat for sharing the sighting of the Godwit, a handsome bird indeed.
Nancy
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From: "Thomas Ford-Hutchinson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 5:17 PM
Subject: [VTBIRD] Eurasian Widgeon (2) and Glossy Ibis
>I decided to follow up on Allen's post about the Eurasian Widgeons in
>Ferrisburg so Mike Lester and I went on another journey today to find some
>birds. We easily spotted the two widgeon from the road and I also found a
>Glossy Ibis feeding with the Canada Geese. This is the second Glossy I've
>seen in 24 hours in an inland state (see PABIRDS). That made for a pretty
>good birding day combined with the Black-tailed Godwit from this morning
>and a really good weekend. Also seen were:
> Gadwall
> Northern Pintail
> Wood Duck
> American Coot
> Green-winged Teal
> American Widgeon
> American Black Duck
> Mallard
> Osprey
> Pheobe (2)
>
> Thomas Ford-Hutchinson
> Doylestown, PA 18901
>
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