Chasing a Bird 7/11/2015

A lat minute decision to chase a bird this morning turned out well. Yesterday there was a Red Phalarope reported at Jones Beach West End. It was in the ponds between the Nature center and Field 2. This is a female in breeding plumage. A rare bird to see and rarer in breeding plumage. When I got there there was the usual kluge of birders to help me see it and I spent time after seeing the bird to chat with the known birders.

A stop at Captree Rd. on the way home got me another look at the White-faced Ibis. The roadsie was loaded with Seaside Dragonlet  Dragonflies.