ML228027301

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

See underlying discussion for why this bird is a long-billed dowitcher rather than short-billed dowitcher. Alvaro Jarmillo; (National expert, Former tour guide for Field Guides and now has his own birding company and Pelagic Company). This is an absolutely classic and identifiable Long-billed Dowitcher. Unfortunately the guides have not been diligent in simplifying the case for ID in breeding plumage. Striking white tips on scapulars with a lot of black areas, and rusty/brick color rather than golden. Below the bars have rusty bases, black subterminal bar and immediately adjacent a white tip. Black has to touch white on a Long-billed, it can be all over the place in Short-bills and imparts an entirely different look. Jean Iron (Tour Leader Quest Nature Tours) The combination of bold white tips to the scapulars, heavily spotted foreneck, and well-formed bars on the sides of the breast (instead of spots) identify it as a Long-billed Dowitcher. I also e-mailed the link of all of the photos in eBird to Edward Brinkley (Former Editor of American Birds, Author of Field Guide to North American Birds by National Wildlife Federation, Tour leader for Field Guides). He said this is a definite Long-billed Dowitcher.

Technical information

Model

NIKON D850

Lens

150.0-600.0 mm f/5.0-6.3

ISO

1400

Focal length

600 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/2000 sec

Dimensions

1200 pixels x 799 pixels

Original file size

278.53 KB