Black-legged Kittiwake - Collin Stempien
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Location

Ross Barnett Reservoir--Spillway
Rankin, Mississippi, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 32.3968839, -90.0636064
Age and sex
Immature Unknown sex - 1

Observation details

Continuing bird found by Andy. First seen about 150-200m offshore in the reservoir. FCY noticeably larger than nearby BOGU, with darker gray mantle and black collar. Later seen feeding in spillway; again noticeably larger than BOGU, obvious black M in wings with black trailing edging restricted to outer primaries, black collar. Photos

Technical information

Model
NIKON D7100
Lens
200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
ISO
640
Focal length
500 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/7.1
Shutter speed
1/2000 sec
Dimensions
3139 pixels x 2093 pixels
Original file size
1.82 MB