ML339131801

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Media notes

Phone through bins.

Observation details

Previously reported at several locations along the Santa Cruz coast since late November, 2020, most recently west of the Santa Cruz Wharf and here at San Lorenzo River mouth. I saw the bird for a few minutes at Corcoran Lagoon on Nov 24. Earlier today it was not west of the wharf. I found the bird within five minutes after arriving at the river mouth. It was foraging on both sides of a stagnant pool/lagoon at east end of the boardwalk/amusement park. It was usually as close as 20 yards, providing very good views. Small black, white, and gray, and long-tailed pipit-like passerine. Gray crown, nape, back, scapulars, and possibly lesser secondary coverts. White forehead, supercilium, chin, auriculars, breast, belly, and undertail coverts. A thin black line through the eye began at the bill and connected to the nape. On the breast was a triangular black bib with the appearance of hanging by a black necklace. Uppertail was black with long white outer feathers. Mostly white primaries and secondaries showed as a long white patch on folded wings. The bird walked and wagged its tail like a pipit. It flew across the pond twice. Finally, it flew up high and over the amusement park, making some pipit-like sounds, and disappeared.

Technical information

Model

SM-J727P

ISO

80

Focal length

2.9 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/1.9

Shutter speed

1/120 sec

Dimensions

950 pixels x 651 pixels

Original file size

182.05 KB