ML265389471

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Small grebe of similar size to Horned, but showing dainty, slightly upturned bill, with 'taller' head and peaked appearance of the crown rather than the more flat-headed appearance of Horned Grebe. Very dark face. Sat high on water, but that's not necessarily conclusive. Viewed at length through scope roughly half a mile south of the Dune Trail crossing to the beach where David Clark first spotted the bird just before 11 AM (his photograph is significantly better: https://ebird.org/checklist/S73999056). Photographs below are heavily cropped but otherwise unedited, and are less than desirable due to low light and the significant distance the bird was situated offshore during my viewing. However, they show the appropriate silhouette and features to my eye. The grebe was still working its way slowly south when Andrew, Mike & I turned back north. Also viewed with Reuben Rohn, who ran with me from the parking lot to the beach to see the bird.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 6D Mark II

Lens

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

ISO

200

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/7.1

Shutter speed

1/800 sec

Dimensions

6240 pixels x 4160 pixels

Original file size

3.96 MB