ML324224161

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

**rare. Union 1st and personal #215. Found in the cattle pasture just before where the Brewer's Blackbird was found. Extremely well camouflaged, spotted only incidentally as I was watching a lark. Medium-sized shorebird with long neck, medium-length, straight bill with yellow base, tawny/sandy coloration, slight "teardrop" eyering. Running around in the short grass fields. It was rather skittish and flushed when a car drove by. It actually gave several liquid "pipipip" calls as it took off. Circled a bit, then flew high towards the south. Later relocated very close to the intersection with Smith Town Rd., foraging close to the road in a closer wet patch. Slowly foraged up the hill. Appears to not be afraid of cars if slow, but is skittish of humans.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS REBEL T7i

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM

ISO

400

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/7.1

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

2558 pixels x 1705 pixels

Original file size

2.03 MB