ML111867531

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Media notes

This bird was first detected when I heard it calling repeatedly in the southwestern part of the "picnic" area, just south of the restroom building. The calls were, to my ear, consistent with those of local breeding birds in the San Bernardino Mountains and along the Mojave River near Victorville ("wheer"). The bill seemed pretty long and slender to me, but I am aware that there is some overlap in bill length between aculeata and tenuissima. After photographing the bird, I moved south into the main wetland area of the preserve; about 15 minutes later I heard the bird calling again, and then saw it fly out of the trees and continue southward toward the Whitewater Canyon Road crossing of the river, and out of sight. I did not encounter it again during the morning.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 70D

Lens

EF300mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x

ISO

1000

Focal length

420 mm

Flash

Flash fired

f-stop

f/9.0

Shutter speed

1/250 sec

Dimensions

2400 pixels x 2036 pixels

Original file size

3.56 MB