ML375011281

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Juvenile bird in Pond #6. May be the same bird reported from private property north of this location a couple of weeks ago. The bird was clearly a stint - which stint was the question, my first thought that it was a Semipalmated Sandpiper - but it did not look right for that to me. My next thought was that it was a bit of an aberrant, Red-necked Stint, possibly the one reported from private property a few weeks ago - Unfortunately the photos were of such poor quality it was hard to divine any useful information from them - I then looked at bill shape, size and distal end of the bill to determine if it was likely to be either a Western or Semipalmated Sandpiper. At that point I sent a set of images to experts. The combination of a thin black bill, with no bulbous tip, and un-webbed feet, precluded other identifications and identified it as a Red-necked Stint Juvenile in extremely worn and sun-bleached plumage

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x

ISO

400

Focal length

560 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

21052/21051999 sec

Dimensions

3147 pixels x 2098 pixels

Original file size

2.73 MB