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| Glossy Ibis, Aqua Vitae Rd, Hadley, MA, Apr 15, 2014 |
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| Glossy Ibis, Aqua Vitae Rd, Hadley, MA, Apr 15, 2014 |
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| Glossy Ibis, Aqua Vitae Rd, Hadley, MA, Apr 15, 2014 |
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| Glossy Ibis, Aqua Vitae Rd, Hadley, MA, Apr 15, 2014 |
As predicted (sometime I get it right!) some unusual birds showed up on Aqua Vitae Road in Hadley today when five Glossy Ibis were found feeding along the edge of a flooded field. I managed to catch up with them on my way home during a slight lull in the heavy rain of the day. Also some decent waterfowl there including a few Canada Geese, 17 Wood Ducks, 7 Black Ducks, 34 Mallards, 43 Green winged Teal and 63 Ring necked Ducks. A Pectoral Sandpiper and a few Killdeer made up the shorebirds seen.
I also stopped briefly at Winsor Dam this morning and evening and had a single Bonaparte's Gull there this morning but not much else.
I wouldn't be surprised if more unusual birds are found over the next few days as the strong south winds almost certainly brought other new birds in. It will be less comfortable finding them however as the temperature is not suppose to break 45 tomorrow with a strong north wind and lows the next few nights in the lower 20's.
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