Snowy x Little Egret (hybrid) - Charles Duncan

ML321393301

Snowy x Little Egret (hybrid) Egretta thula x garzetta

Unconfirmed
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Location

Gilsland Farm Audubon Center
Cumberland, Maine, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 43.7066997, -70.2417581
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Presumed hybrid. Originally identified as Little Egret, changed after comments from D. Hitchcox: " .."hybrids show a combination of both bushy (Snowy) and ribbon-like (Little) plumes on the head....Structurally this bird appears atypical for a Little, which are usually lankier (especially longer necked looking) and show a longer, dagger-like bill (think similar to Tricolored)." Surprisingly early, perhaps the only US record in March (at least reported to eBird) for either LIEG or LIEG x SNEG. (There are a handful of equally early records--last days of March-- for pure SNEG.) Near blind at n.e. corner of North Meadow. With 1 SNEG. Reported earlier today by Donald Thompson

Technical information

Model
DMC-FZ300
ISO
100
Focal length
108 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/4.0
Shutter speed
1/2500 sec
Dimensions
2464 pixels x 1848 pixels
Original file size
2.39 MB