Long-billed Dowitcher - Matthew Eckerson
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Location

Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon)
Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 41.5132529, -71.0139501
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Tags
Habitat

Media notes

#1

Observation details

*Rare in BC; adult first spotted by MAE as it dropped into the main flat with 2 LEYE where we studied for a bit before it flushed. The bird was a hunky football with a fairly rounded back. This adult bird showed an entirely rufous belly up into flanks. The neck was all rufous but for some darker streaking near the base. Scapulars were fairly worn but showed dark centers with rufous bars and pale tips. In-flight it showed a white underwing at the frontal base and pale secondaries. The final touch which sold me on this bird was the quick high-pitched "keek" it gave when it flushed with the 2 LEYE. Something that I didn't really notice in the field but maybe could be said the first bird is that its bill is fairly long. Thankfully I was able to record. Bird calls at .1, .3, and .5 seconds. A LEYE also calls at late .1 seconds after the first call Pics

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
ISO
800
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/800 sec
Dimensions
1532 pixels x 1112 pixels
Original file size
1016.79 KB