Black Scoter - Kathy Marche
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Date

Location

Port-au-port Pen.--Gravels Pond/Abbott's Pond
St. George's-Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Map
Map Coordinates: 48.5572958, -58.726902
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Media notes

Though it's the wrong date, I've included this photo of the Scoter on the last day I'd been to the Gravels before Christmas to see her. This was 12.23.15 @ 9:26 am

Observation details

female. I'd like to note that this female Black Scoter was observed several times. I have photos for these dates as well: 10.27.15 @ 10:13am; 11.9.15 @ 4:08pm; 12.9.15 @3:57pm; 12.18.15 @ 8:27am; 12.23.15 @ 9:26am. Seeing it out in the water near shore all alone for over a month after seeing it with the two Eiders, I wondered if it had been injured. Because I had never seen it fly, I felt it was unable to, especially where it remained in the same small section of coastline for the whole period I had been seeing it, even with ice buildup around the shoreline toward the end of December.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D3200
ISO
400
Focal length
300 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/9.0
Shutter speed
1/80 sec
Dimensions
3364 pixels x 2716 pixels
Original file size
3.5 MB