ML247673241
Contributor
Mike Sylvia Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Cuttyhunk Island
Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
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Observation details
First Spring birds for the island for me. I have been listening diligently for this species all Spring but only heard today. Good "cuckoo" calling conditions. Lite mist, heavy clouds, cooler temps. Also interesting is that these birds may have just shown up to coincide with the tent caterpillar hatching. Multiple silk nests just opening with 1/2" caterpillars. All in choke cherry trees. First bird heard near house calling classic call. I had luck with playback of the more guttural call notes versions, Bird flew in and allowed looks and photos. The second bird doing the same "classic" call could not be coaxed into view.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D7500
- ISO
- 3200
- Focal length
- 300 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/9.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/1250 sec
- Dimensions
- 2050 pixels x 1367 pixels
- Original file size
- 600.17 KB