ML259144921

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Behaviors

Flying; Molting

Observation details

Seen similarly to Kate Magoon's experience; only seen in flight, flying low over the vegetation and making an occasional passes overhead. Seen initially at 8:00PM and watched it fly south over the willows/bluff where the background made it difficult to follow and then lost. We attempted to locate it at several parking/open trail locations around the head and bluff with no luck. There was quite a lot of car traffic (weekend) which may have resulted in it relocating to a more remote location in the area. Will attempt on 8/31 to find its day roost. Would assume same individual based on molt seen in other checklist (missing middle recs and some primaries). My initial thought when viewing this bird in flight was also Lesser based on how light it was in the dim setting and the white patches that almost appear at the tips of the primaries. Will assess more in the AM. Very few confirmed records for Sonoma, let alone chaseable.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

ISO

4000

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

1/30 sec

Dimensions

2591 pixels x 1727 pixels

Original file size

752.3 KB