[mou] update on Plegadis ibises in west-central Minnesota
Peder Svingen
psvingen@d.umn.edu
Sat, 2 Sep 2006 21:56:45 -0500
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A total of 9 Plegadis ibis was found at 3 west-central Minnesota
locations today (2 September) where ibises have been present in varying
numbers for at least the past 2 weeks:
1) state highway 28, just west of Big Stone County Road 61 (5 birds);
2) Big Stone County Road 64, about a mile east of US 75 and across the
road from Munnwyler Lake (one juvenile);
3) Big Stone NWR Auto Tour Route (3 birds).
None of the above were adults and none could be identified as to
species. I checked the location in Traverse County where Bill Unzen
reported 14 ibises several days ago (see
<http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl> for directions) and found none.
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Peder H. Svingen
Duluth, MN
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> From: Peder Svingen <psvingen@d.umn.edu>
> Date: August 21, 2006 1:50:06 AM CDT
> To: MOU-net <mou-net@cbs.umn.edu>
> Subject: [mou] Plegadis ibises in west-central Minnesota
>
> While conducting shorebird surveys this past weekend, Jeanie Joppru
> and I encountered a total of 25 Plegadis ibises in 5 west-central
> Minnesota locations. Except for one individual, all were juveniles and
> thus not identified as to species. An adult-looking bird at location
> #1 showed reddish irides, but the color of its facial skin could not
> be determined; therefore, the remote possibility of a hybrid Glossy x
> White-faced Ibis could not be ruled out.
> The 5 locations are as follows:
> 1) state highway 28, just west of Big Stone County Road 61 (16
> juveniles and one adult photographed Saturday afternoon);
> 2) Big Stone County Road 61, about 4 and 1/2 miles south of state
> highway 28 (one juvenile seen Saturday afternoon);
> 3) Big Stone County Road 64, about a mile east of US 75 and across the
> road from Munnwyler Lake (one juvenile photographed Saturday evening);
> 4) Big Stone NWR, west side of road to Low Flow area off Big Stone
> County Road 21 (one bird found at sunrise--it was subsequently seen
> flying south into Lac Qui Parle County--towards Bellingham);
> 5) Big Stone NWR, east end of Auto Tour Route (five juveniles
> photographed at about 4:30 PM Sunday).
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> Peder H. Svingen
> Duluth, MN
>
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A total of 9 Plegadis ibis was found at 3 west-central Minnesota
locations today (2 September) where ibises have been present in
varying numbers for at least the past 2 weeks:
1) state highway 28, just west of Big Stone County Road 61 (5 birds);
2) Big Stone County Road 64, about a mile east of US 75 and across the
road from Munnwyler Lake (one juvenile);
3) Big Stone NWR Auto Tour Route (3 birds).
None of the above were adults and none could be identified as to
species. I checked the location in Traverse County where Bill Unzen
reported 14 ibises several days ago (see
<<http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl> for directions) and found none.
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Peder H. Svingen
Duluth, MN
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21, 2006 1:50:06 AM CDT
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Plegadis ibises in west-central Minnesota
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While conducting shorebird surveys this past weekend, Jeanie Joppru
and I encountered a total of 25 Plegadis ibises in 5 west-central
Minnesota locations. Except for one individual, all were juveniles and
thus not identified as to species. An adult-looking bird at location
#1 showed reddish irides, but the color of its facial skin could not
be determined; therefore, the remote possibility of a hybrid Glossy x
White-faced Ibis could not be ruled out.
The 5 locations are as follows:
1) state highway 28, just west of Big Stone County Road 61 (16
juveniles and one adult photographed Saturday afternoon);
2) Big Stone County Road 61, about 4 and 1/2 miles south of state
highway 28 (one juvenile seen Saturday afternoon);
3) Big Stone County Road 64, about a mile east of US 75 and across the
road from Munnwyler Lake (one juvenile photographed Saturday evening);
4) Big Stone NWR, west side of road to Low Flow area off Big Stone
County Road 21 (one bird found at sunrise--it was subsequently seen
flying south into Lac Qui Parle County--towards Bellingham);
5) Big Stone NWR, east end of Auto Tour Route (five juveniles
photographed at about 4:30 PM Sunday).
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Peder H. Svingen
Duluth, MN
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