A flock of 50 passed thru Staten Island and landed on Hoffman Island yesterday afternoon ..remnants or maybe other White Ibises came thru, reported thru other areas in KIngs Floyd Bennett and PLumb Beach today..Three in our local area this morning..Look Up! , maybe it's an invasion. This species has been expanding northward. KB
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) (3)
- Reported May 27, 2026 05:55 by Nick Dawson
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S347847545
- Comments: "Flyover — insane! Would not have seen it if there hadn’t been a rave in the woods, making (ear) birding there very challenging … Unsurprisingly, a new bird for the patch!"
- Reported May 27, 2026 05:55 by Nick Dawson
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S347847545
- Comments: "Flyover — insane! Would not have seen it if there hadn’t been a rave in the woods, making (ear) birding there very challenging … Unsurprisingly, a new bird for the patch!"
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