ML588954531
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Observation details
After prolonged views and digging a little more into possible hybrids and such, I feel more confident to call this "good enough" for a WFIB. The exposed skin features (facial and legs) are clearly red, which initially caught my attention to further investigate this individual. Then I realized I had to look more into the finer detail, like the plumage specs, which was difficult to do in the overcast light with an iridescent bird. Thankfully I was able to capture some flight photos, which allowed for better viewings of a bronzed appearance and lighter highlights than the nearby GLIB (seen in photos). Other notes: Referred to Oswald et al. 2019, a couple of times which made things a bit discouraging to know that hybrids can produce viable offspring, but based on what can be seen, I believe this is the best that can be done for ID. If chasing, the best place to probably view this field is from the end of the shopping area (37.525756, -75.834053). I wouldn't try off of the 13. A scope is almost necessary. If you wait long enough, the flock tends to move around and can occasionally come close to the edge of the parking area (where I got the photos). The flock did occasionally become obscured by a treeline, but would eventually walk back into sight. In the past few days, I have also noticed a Plegadis Ibis flocks off Broadwater Rd. (37.535429, -75.847267) in the flooded field, which is now lower, but still worth checking if the flock isn't present.
Technical information
- Camera
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 46.05 MB