ML31710191

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Media notes

Presumed SNEG, Great Meadows NWR Concord, MA 7-28-16.

Observation details

*Scarce inland. Small egret sitting on mud bar and wading , dark bill with yellow lores. Yellow-green legs. We looked for some time at the feet which only appeared to show a little yellow. By no means a slam-dunk ID, as this bird appeared--given distance and backlighting--to have many field marks of a LBHE, including the appearance of pink around the eyes at certain angles, gray at the base of the bill, and uniform dark olive legs. Additionally, this bird seemed to be foraging with the more horizontal posture of an LBHE, although a few shots show it with the tightly coiled neck more typical of SNEG. On balance, despite poor quality of photos, bill shows a darker upper mandible, with paler lower matching lores. Poor evidence of all yellow feet, but this feature is highly variable in young, especially dirty birds. No hint of gray or black on outer primaries. Compared to LBHE at Hobbs Brook Basin a few days ago, the ID challenge is evident, but this bird seems to tip toward SNEG. Hobbs Brook LBHE: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S30781153

Technical information

Model

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

ISO

400

Focal length

215 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/6.5

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

2815 pixels x 1885 pixels

Original file size

1.6 MB