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Flying brown waders at Savannah NWR



About 500 White Ibis (night roost mainly) and probably a dozen Black-crowned
Night-Herons frequent the same area as the Limpkin.  Friday afternoon, as
the flocks of White Ibis came over the marshes and the Night-Herons became
active, I noticed 2-3 immature (brown streaky) BC Night-Herons and as many
as 50-60 immature White Ibis (brown with white up the back).  Both species
can appear to have uniformly brown wings.

Either of these brown waders flying at a distance might give you momentary
pause when looking for a Limpkin, which gives the impression of an awkward,
reluctant flier, with neck held lower than the body at an odd angle.  Both
ibis and N-Herons are strong, direct fliers lacking the Limpkin's contrasty
impression of pale head/neck from an entirely dark body/wings.

Good luck,

Tim Kalbach
Columbia, SC