Bombay Hook, 11 July
Emily D. Joyce (ejoyce@toad.net)
Sat, 11 Jul 1998 17:10:58 -0700
Bombay Hook was host to a white ibis (juvenile) today (and apparently
has been for several days). The ibis is associating with a group of glossy
ibis at the south end of Shearness Pool. A host of birders were standing
by the side of the road and admiring the creature when I left. Also found
at Bombay were lots of avocets, black-necked stilts (including a family with
at least three offspring), four or five Wilson's phaloropes, some of which
still were nicely colored, and a stilt sandpiper or two. The usual peeps
and ducks were present, including a largish family of wood ducks.
Port Mahon and Little Creek were disappointing. Almost nothing was
there but laughing gulls.
It was a great day for shore birding--low humidity, reasonable temperatures,
and a breeze to keep the green-headed flies at bay. My instincts when
I woke up at 5:30 and decided not to waste the day on housekeeping
chores proved to be sound. :-)
Emily Joyce
Crownsville, MD
ejoyce@toad.net