ML172261711

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Media notes

Cropped photo of the bird.

Observation details

Alcid observed floating some distance to the west of the pier. Clean white throat, breast, and undertail. Black crown, nape, back, wings, and tail. Sharp, crisp linear border between the black and white areas of the face and neck. Bill was short and black. Did not see the underwings so cannot positively ID as to Scripps's or Craveri's. Murrelets are very rare to shallow near shore waters like those around the HB pier. Most likely a Scripps's. Water temp at pier reported Sunday Aug 11 at 66F is average to a bit below average for this time of year - so even less likely this bird is a Craveri's as they tend to come north during warm water periods.

Technical information

Model

E-510

ISO

400

Focal length

500 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/9.0

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

1500 pixels x 1125 pixels

Original file size

362.06 KB