ML199148451

Age and sex

Adult Male - 1

Behaviors

Foraging or eating

Media notes

Non-breeding adult mixed with MALL and ABDU

Observation details

Seen first by Craig Kessekheim, this bird was foraging in the wrack line. Photos reveal Gadwall continues to find forage at high tide with ABDU and MALL and has been seen mingling with BUFF. Seawall pond outfall is nearby and a great deal of detritus is washed into this upper cove near the road. A well know location for Snow Bunting and a variety of ducks, this is the first Gadwall I have found at this location and is apparently, an unpaired male and as noted by Pete Dunne, "paired males and females remain together throughout the winter." I also think of Gadwall as a fresh water, forested and shrub wetland and pond bird so this is a good example of a Gadwall in a tidal estuary. The winds have been blowing easterly today.

Technical information

Model

NIKON D7100

ISO

1600

Focal length

600 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

1/320 sec

Dimensions

2160 pixels x 1676 pixels

Original file size

2.69 MB