ML296105641
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Observation details
Initially seen floating out from cemetery and bathing. Not seeing legs, I thought LBBG for a while because of intermediate shade mantle and heavy mascara around eye...but the more I looked at it, it seemed similar in size or larger than HERG and the wing projection was too short. Unfortunately missed it in flight but it reappeared in the throng in the middle of the lake. Standing next to a HERG it seemed: -a touch larger than HERG -short winged -dumpy pot bellied appearance -darker pink legs that seemed thicker than HERG. This could have been a trick of the light however. -intermediate mantle that was difficult to interpret in bright light -smudgy back to the head going around neck and down onto breast sides -Yellow eye with heavy mascara -Tertial crescent was not as large and white as I would expect on SBGU but possibly posture related -I thought I could make out pale tongues on some of the primaries('string of pearls') when it stretched but will wait for photos to see if I have documentation of this. -dull basal 2/3 of the bill. -possible full white tip to P10...not sure that is great...but the Toronto bird appears to have the same look? Pics do little to help other than show pale tongue tips on flight feathers(string of pearls) that extend well out into the last few primaries. Best seen on pic showing spread underwing. Confusion would most likely be with the GBBGXHERG hybrid reported multiple times this month...but I think that bird had way less marking on it's head and I wouldn't expect as blatent a 'string of pearls' as this bird shows. LBBG is eliminated based on 'string of pearls' and leg colour. Far from certain but reporting as SBGU in order to get the word out. Will try to add pics later.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D7000
- Lens
- 150.0-500.0 mm f/5.0-6.3
- ISO
- 320
- Focal length
- 500 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 596 pixels x 395 pixels
- Original file size
- 223.19 KB