ML36794171

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Found today and was also present on the following survey, 7/19/2006; photos. From my written description submitted for NAB Summer season: "Description: A large plover similar in size to Black-bellied, but with a more delicate and slimmer look. Thin black bill, and “golden” tones eliminate Black-bellied. The bird was mostly in breeding plumage, but was obviously molting, with most of the black areas on the face, throat, belly and breast with white splotches. There was a nice line of white feathers interlaced with dark feathers extending down the sides at the bend of the wing, to the flanks AND undertail coverts, visible on the photos I took. During my visit, I did not study the projection of the wing beyond the tail, nor was I close enough to observe the number of primaries visible past the tertials, but the wings on the standing bird did not strike me as “long.” After a few minutes of watching, the bird flew to the other side of the estuary, and I heard the distinctive Pacific Golden-plover flight call, a mellow two parted “chew—eee.” The call was reminiscent of a soft Long-billed Curlew flight call."

Technical information

Model

Canon PowerShot G3

Focal length

7.2 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.0

Shutter speed

1/1250 sec

Dimensions

986 pixels x 758 pixels

Original file size

860.45 KB