!ReeveApr10_08

I was able to get to the Heislerville WMA Impoundment in New Jersey yesterday. A Reeve (female Ruff) had been reported there earlier this week. The bird, a non-breeding female, was hanging out with a Western Willet and several Greater Yellowlegs. The Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) breeds in northern Europe and Russia and winters in southern and western Europe, Africa and India. It is considered a rarity here in North America but several are reported each year in New Jersey or Delaware.

Included with the Reeve photos below are a couple of shots of the bird standing next to a Greater Yellowlegs which may provide a size comparison. Some of the other birds at the Impoundment are shown as well.

Please click on the captions and/or the thumbnails to see a larger image...thanks!


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Black-crownedNightHeronApr10_08_01	Boat-tailedGrackleFemaleApr10_08_02	Boat-tailedGrackleMaleApr10_08_02	Double-crestedCormorantApr10_08_01	DunlinApr10_08_01

GlossyIbisApr10_08_01	GreaterYellowlegsApr10_08_01	KildeerApr10_08_03	SnowyEgretApr10_08_01	WesternWilletApr10_08_02

WesternWilletApr10_08_04	YellowlegsWilletApr10_08_02

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