Robby Lambert and I stayed a bit longer and counted up to 115 ibis in the pannes where Noah described (north of Anjon's in marsh; late to the east, earlier to the west). The adult White-faced Ibis showed well and has a bold area of white around the face. But most of the time its face is buried; so it's bright red legs are the best clue to finding it. The legs are rich pinkish red on the tibia and ankle ("knee") becoming duller and grayer down the tarsus and then bright again around the feet.
We also found another bird with red tibia and "knees" with some red down the tarsus. This bird had red facial skin and what looked like a red eye, but it has no white around the face. It is possible this is a subadult White-faced or an intergrade/hybrid (the bird is a subadult). Noah Gibb photographed what appears to be yet another red-legged ibis (face down, back to) in the same frame as the big white-faced adult. The legs on this bird look brighter than either of the above birds; so there could be three interesting ibis out there, one definite, knock-your-socks-off White-faced.
My photos: https://flic.kr/p/nfc4xS (look left and right for others)
eBird list: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17967072
Louis Bevier
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