Reddish Egret - Samuel Paul Galick
Report

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Date

Location

Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--East Pool
Atlantic, New Jersey, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 39.4531611, -74.4145203
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

***MEGA*** | Juvenile dark morph, discovered by Jimmy Warren during the late-morning. We easily re-located it feeding in the shallow waters of the NW portion of Danzenbaker Pool (a couple hundred yards east of the dogleg), almost exactly where it was originally found. A sleek, tall, all-dark wading bird, with long legs and neck, and a sturdy, straight, dark bill; pale eye; slaty blue upperparts; some pinkish/magenta hues to the underparts and face; dark gray-blue legs. Generally mottled appearance. Actively feeding in typical REEG "dancing" fashion. A new state bird for all in our party. This individual would represent the second New Jersey record. Interestingly, the first was from 24 August 1998, and was also at Forsythe NWR. Copious photos, notes obtained.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 7D
Lens
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
ISO
400
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/2000 sec
Dimensions
2074 pixels x 1382 pixels
Original file size
1.89 MB