An Ibis to end the day!

I started at Rondeau Park this morning.  Once again there was dense fog and rather few birds.  Seems to be a trend!  One had to work hard again to find pockets of birds.  Most warblers were directly above major sloughs.  I did not add anything new there today.

With some time left in the day and a need to check on the boat at Port Lambton, I made a quick stop at my favourite hotspot, Brander Park. I walked to the NE corner beside the woodlot to look at the wet spot in the field.  There is just a small opening in the treeline and I noticed 3 Dunlin, 3 Least Sandpipers and a Solitary Sandpiper.  Usual stuff.  I then pished a bit and in came a flock of about 15 yellow-rumped Warblers plus a Palm and a female Scarlet Tanager.  It seemed a bit surprising to find that many Yellow-rumped because I think I only had about 6 in all of Rondeau this morning!

I took one last look at the shorebirds, but moved a little closer so I could see the whole wet area.  Holy ****!  An Ibis was just to my right!  I took a good look to see that it had dark legs and a dark eye, dark facial skin, etc.

Unfortunately I did not take the camera out of the car, so I ran back to get it and return to take some record photos.  I could only get so close without spooking the bird.
The only other Glossy Ibis here I know of is one that John Lamey had at the Lagoons just across the field quite a number of years ago.

As my workplace is only two minutes away from Brander Park, I check this place regularly throughout the year.  It is a good migrant trap at times and an amazing number of birds stop here.  I keep a list which includes the park and anything I can see from it plus the lagoons which are directly behind the woodlot.  My best bird here was a Virginia's Warbler on May 14, 2003.  The Glossy Ibis brings my list here to an even 200 species.

Some photos from Rondeau this foggy morning.