Townsend's Storm-Petrel - Mel Senac
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Date

Location

Offshore California Hour 8 of 11
San Diego, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 32.801, -117.693
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Medium-sized dark storm-petrel with bright white rump patch wrapping around to underside, long relatively narrow angular wings, and bounding erratic flight. This bird was slightly smaller, darker, and shorter tailed than white-rumped subspecies of Leach’s. Photos will be uploaded.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
ISO
800
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/2500 sec
Dimensions
962 pixels x 1157 pixels
Original file size
163.14 KB