Short-billed Dowitcher - David McCorquodale
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Location

Big Glace Bay Lake Bird Sanctuary
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Map
Map Coordinates: 46.1725796, -59.937973
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Lone dowitcher, loosely with yellowlegs. Long bill, overall gray/brown (did not see rufous) so looks like adult, back seemed straight (not hunched), light edgings on scapulars. Thanks to Susann Myers, who points out these features which indicate Short-billed: 'mottling/speckling on the breast (Long-billed has a more even grey wash and generally a paler breast), the whitish background to the flank stripes (greyish on Long-billed) and the primary projection (short, but Long-billed has virtually none).'

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
ISO
500
Focal length
320 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/1000 sec
Dimensions
1849 pixels x 1233 pixels
Original file size
310.9 KB