White-faced Ibis at Pt. Mouillee - pics

[Jerry Jourdan]

Birders, 
 
I got down to Pt. Mouillee yesterda evening around 6pm and found Skip
Zabel scoping the White-faced and Glossy Ibis.  Upon arriving, I counted
(8) Gloss Ibis along the mud spit in the SW corner of the Vermet Unit,
approximately 150 yds out.  Skip pointed out the White-faced Ibis out in
the middle of the Vermet Unit about 200-250 yds. out.  I was able to
digiscope the Glossy's at about 60X power using my Zeiss 85T*Fl and new
Coolpix P5000 w/ homemade adaptor: 
 
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353016
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353016> 
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353018
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353018> 
 
The White-faced Ibis images are a bit more heavily cropped, but show the
broader white border around the bill and red skin patch below the
reddish eye:
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353028>  
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353028
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353028> 
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353030
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353030> 
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353032
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353032> 
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353034
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353034> 
 
and a nice comparison shot next to a Glossy Ibis (on the left):
 
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353036
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353036> 
 
The birds all took off at one point, and we were able to watch all 9 fly
as a group far off to the north, before returning a while later:
 
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353020
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353020> 
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353022
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353022> 
 
The Willet was also seen out on the sand spit w/ several Ruddy
Turnstones and Black Terns, but too far to digiscope, but I did manage
to catch it fly by later in the evening as the sun began to set:
 
http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353037
<http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/80353037> 
 
I'll post more pics on my blog site as time permits.
 
Jerry
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