Glossy Ibis at Big Creek, Amherstburg
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Glossy Ibis at Big Creek, Amherstburg

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thouc

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Today at 4 pm I discovered a Glossy Ibis in Big Creek, just north of the County Rd 20 bridge over the creek. There were also lots of Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets, 3 species of Swallows, Forster's Terns. Full list below. Last week I had an Osprey and Caspian Tern there.

/Thomas

2 Canada Goose
100 Mute Swan
2 Wood Duck
2 American Wigeon
1 Northern Shoveler  
5 Green-winged Teal
1 Pied-billed Grebe
50 Double-crested Cormorant  
50 Great Blue Heron
25 Great Egret  
1 Glossy Ibis
1 Turkey Vulture
2 Killdeer
1 Greater Yellowlegs  
20 Ring-billed Gull
10 Forster's Tern
2 Mourning Dove
1 Horned Lark
6 Purple Martin
100 Tree Swallow
5 Barn Swallow
10 European Starling
20 Red-winged Blackbird
5 Common Grackle
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by thouc »


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From the Ontbirds reports it looks like this bird is a White-faced Ibis.
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by thouc »