ML137399181
Contributor
Derek Rogers Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Shinnecock Inlet
Suffolk, New York, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Last reported on 19 January. Carefully reviewed images and I believe this to be the continuing Thick-billed Murre that was discovered on 30 Dec. Seen inside the bay just south of the inlet where it dove and preened before taking to flight and headed south toward the ocean. Large alcid species and readily separated from Common Murre by the following field marks; clean white flanks versus “dirty” streaked flanks. Shorter, slightly heftier looking bill than Common Murre with pale horizontal stripe at gape. Completely dark head outlining white throat lacking characteristics post ocular stripe as seen on non-breeding Common Murre. Ph.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D500
- Lens
- 300.0 mm f/4.0
- ISO
- 560
- Focal length
- 420 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 1679 pixels x 1119 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.18 MB