ML272783671

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Found this morning by homeowner Ellen Blanchard. More notes coming on ID/behavior but for immediate release, here are notes I shared on the Maine-birds listserv for people looking to chase this bird: Ellen is willing to have visitors and here are a few things you should know if chasing: The feeders are behind the camp house (lake side) at 184 Pond Road in Abbot. Google Maps does not plot this address correctly (though Apple Maps does), so I recommend using this link: https://goo.gl/maps/ysSVEbdAJXu3mqWEA, the lat/long: 45.2162055,-69.5477061, or the maps link from Ellen’s eBird checklist (https://ebird.org/checklist/S75106846) to get there. Please park on the dirt side road that runs north‐south at this point and walk down the driveway to avoid blocking cars. Ellen’s house is beige but more obvious is probably the large dumpster currently in the driveway. There are a few chairs set up near the corner of the house, which is where birders should look from. The bird spent all day around her feeders and the neighbor’s feeders in the adjacent yard (to the south) but viewing is best from Ellen’s yard. (Please don’t go in other peoples’ yards…)

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Lens

EF300mm f/4L IS USM

ISO

320

Focal length

300 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

3458 pixels x 1736 pixels

Original file size

3.88 MB