Brown-chested Martin (fusca) - Marshall Iliff
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Location

Cumberland Farms--River St. Entrance
Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 41.9631599, -70.8937454
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

***mega; juv; photos; seen extremely well at 10:00 at which point Jeremiah was independently watching it. We relocated it together with other birds at 10:20 and watched and photographed it until 11:00 at which point it flew off to the south. Finally refound at 16:00 and watched for 30 minute4s, including perched in a tree for a while. Large swallow (obvious martin) with long neck and head and long, strongly notched tail. Upperparts even brown, with darker primaries. Greater coverts tipped in white giving fresh look to upperparts and indicating a juvenile. Underparts white from throat to vent, but with a strong breastband across the mid-breast and a small, very hard to see row of black spotting down the central breast (confirming fusca ssp.). A whitish collar extended up behind the auriculars and a pale spot in the lores. Second state record and 7th for USA. Photos on eBird Flickr group.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
ISO
1600
Focal length
390 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/2000 sec
Dimensions
488 pixels x 516 pixels
Original file size
77.98 KB