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White faced Ibis seen 9 am, not seen 12 pm
- To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: White faced Ibis seen 9 am, not seen 12 pm
- From: "Steven Shultz" <sshultz@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 17:10:54 -0400
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
The Nags Head White-faced Ibis was quite easy to find this morning in =
the roadside ditch along Old Nags Head Rd. between house number 9000 and
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9500, or about mm 19.5. The bird even posed beside a Nutria for a photo
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op. I got some great shots of the white facial feathers, red eye, and =
reddish bare skin patch at the base of the bill. Hope they come out =
well on photo paper! =20
The other highlight of my quick 11 hour roundtrip to the OBX was a group
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of 3 Piping Plovers on the beach at the Oregon Inlet groin/jetty. None =
of the birds had USFWS leg bands. Least Terns seem to have had a good =
year with fuzzy chicks scooting around inside the roped off area..
No sign of the Curlew SP at North, New Field, or South Ponds. I checked
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the salt flats area where a Curlew was found last year, but there is =
very little water to attract shorebirds.
I tried relocating the ibis on the way back north to get some more pics, =
but could not locate the bird. Several Glossy Ibis were present. I'm =
sure it's still there, probably taking a break from feeding and staying =
out of the mid-day sun.
Thanks to those who posted results of searches Thurs. and Fri.!
Best,
Steve Shultz
Apex, NC