ML280391341
Contributor
Daniel Lane Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Richfield Riversilt (restricted access)
East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
A very impressive congregation, especially considering this late date. We first noted 27 in a flock that was working downriver shortly after sunrise, which circled back upriver (and may have landed on the sandbar). We later found a large flock loafing on the sandbar in the middle of the river, which we confirmed to be FRGU by zooming in on photos. DFL estimated ~95 when the flock was perched in tight formation, but in two in-flight images, CLR counted 117 and 124 FRGUs ! This tally may be second only to Van's flight of 645 from nearby along the Mississippi River in Oct 2012: https://ebird.org/checklist/S11830903
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX P900
- ISO
- 280
- Focal length
- 357 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.5
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 3707 pixels x 1660 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.07 MB