Once called the “Black Curlew,” the Glossy Ibis is a medium-sized, dark wading bird with a long, decurved bill. Glossy Ibis weigh about 1.2 pounds and measure 23 inches, with a 36-inch wingspan. The bird is visiting one of the many huge puddles formed during the recent deluge of rain and snowmelt that hit the county. Widespread in the Old World, the species is found in the New World mainly in the West Indies and along our Atlantic Coast, especially Florida, where it was quite scarce as recently as the 1930s. A Glossy Ibis in Northern Maine Sue Young, in southern Aroostook county, has discovered a Glossy Ibis in Hodgdon just south of Houlton.
At distance, Glossy Ibises look uniformly dark, but a close look in good light reveals stunning colors: deep maroon, emerald, bronze, and violet. Depending on the whims of the birds, approximately 100 glossy ibis foraged in a couple of flocks, or aggregated together into one flock. A Glossy Ibis in Weskeag Marsh. By sarahemily | Published: July 7, 2014. By Erika Zambello. If you’re not from Maine, you assume that April means spring.
At distance, Glossy Ibises look uniformly dark, but a close look in good light reveals stunning colors: deep maroon, emerald, bronze, and violet.
This long-legged, long-billed bird forages in flocks through wetlands and wet agricultural fields, searching for insects, small fish, and seeds. It has a long, dark gray bill that is curved down. Articles about Maine history, government, ecology, economy, recreation, towns, natural features, famous people, sports, with maps, photos, and videos. In breeding season the glossy ibis has rusty-red feathers and a pale blue line around its face.
Tweet. During breeding, this ibis is chestnut to maroon in color, with dark green, glossy wings, back, and tail. This long-legged, long-billed bird forages in flocks through wetlands and wet agricultural fields, searching for insects, small fish, and seeds. Flowers, green leaf buds, birds singing, the works, right? While bird watching on 22 April 2014 at the Scarborough Marsh area located 8 to 10 miles southwest of Portland, Maine, I saw a couple of flocks of glossy ibis feeding in the marsh. The glossy ibis is about 20 inches tall with a wingspan of about three feet. Glossy Ibis – Maine. Flocks of Glossy Ibises wade in the shallows of eastern marshes, probing for food with their sickle-shaped bills. The bill is dull brown, while the legs and feet are dark red. Its legs are long and black and its wings and tail are a shiny green. It has dark purple to black feathers on its head, neck, back and belly. HAH. September 2, 2016 Home, Trips Birding, Maine, Nature.
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