ML193605771

Age and sex

Immature Unknown sex - 1

Media notes

Size comparison with RBGU and all-dark first winter HERG. Very distant digiscope through rain.

Observation details

First or second winter bird with very white head and neck and dark patterned mantle and very heavy black bill. After scanning around the peninsula on my arrival this evening, I moved to looking further off shore. Immediately upon spying this bird, I was struck by how huge it was. GBBG was my immediate impression, but I spent the next hour trying to either confirm or deny that. The bird was unfortunately a great distance away, but its size, visible plumage characteristics, and heavy dark bill were enough to convince me. My digiscoped images are less convincing than in person, but I think they are adequate for a solid ID. New state bird for me and Davidson county year bird #229.

Technical information

Model

Pixel

ISO

256

Focal length

4.7 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/2.0

Shutter speed

833/49979 sec

Dimensions

1563 pixels x 2084 pixels

Original file size

236.34 KB