ML331490171

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

In between the first and second parking lots there’s a mud flat that has a cut grass leading to it starting from the road. In that, there are a few hundred shorebirds along with these Western Sandpipers. They had rufous crown and ear coverts which stood out fairly well along with some on the scapulars as well. Had the classic long downcurved bill with no red at the base like a White-Rumped. One did have a longer bill than the other. We noticed that the spotting was different than white-rumped; thicker and arrow shaped. Definitely weren’t as elongated as white rumps either. The most important factor though, was the fact that in flight they had a dark stripe going down the rump officially canceling out White-Rumped.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D

Lens

150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015

ISO

1600

Focal length

600 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/800 sec

Dimensions

3477 pixels x 2417 pixels

Original file size

1.47 MB