ML440561311

Age and sex

Immature Unknown sex - 1

Behaviors

Foraging or eating

Observation details

**RARE, but part of an unprecedented invasion of this species into Massachusetts this spring. Up to four individuals have been seen: one adult in Duxbury, two adults in Wellfleet and this juvenile, found by Sam Bloch. He posted it on the Mass rare birds GroupMe and I rushed out to see it. Bird was on north side of Halcyon Lake at Mt Auburn Cemetery when I arrived. I didn’t see it initially, but was told it was on the near shore, and to view it near the Eddy Memorial. When I arrived, it had walked a bit closer to the Memorial. I observed it and photographed it for just a few minutes as it continued its trajectory around the pond, walking and feeding. After just a few minutes of observing, it flew across the pond, but without landing it gained altitude and seemingly flew out toward the Charles. Ryan Doherty and I searched for it at other likely sites in the cemetery without success. It was later relocated by Ted Bradford at Herter Community Garden (Boston) not far away.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Lens

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

ISO

400

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

0.01 sec

Dimensions

4896 pixels x 3264 pixels

Original file size

10.78 MB