ML445358711

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Loosely associated with flock of LESA on island near SW corner of Shorebird Pond. Seemed more than twice the size of the LESA, similar to the size of a KILL that was in the area but never near the RUTU. Not totally in breeding plumage, but getting there. Black, slightly upturned bill not quite as long as length of head. Orange legs. Complex head and breast pattern: solid black bib extending upwards in front of the wing onto back, and upwards along side of whitish throat and whitish lore spot to form thin black line up to eye and then across forehead; also extended in thin black line from side of throat rearwards along base of skull to nape. Whitish face, throat and lore patch, as well as sides of upper breast, turning the black bib into kind of a "U" shape from the side. All light-colored areas around head and face were tinged buffy, nor nearly as pure white as the unmarked lower breast, belly, flanks and undertail coverts. Crown with very fine black and buffy streaks. Wing coverts, scapulars and upper back marked with patches of chestnut and black. Looked like these feathers were freshly grown as both colors had narrow buffy fringes. The bird flew several times (along with flushing LESA), and at those times the typical flashy turnstone dorsal pattern of white back separated from white wing stripe and white inner wing by patches of chestnut and black was conspicuous, as was the white upper tail separating the wide black sub-terminal band and black uppertail coverts. I scoped this bird for over an hour at distances ranging from 75-150 yards, and managed to take a few marginal photos with my phone through the scope.

Technical information

Model

SM-A125U1

ISO

40

Focal length

3.9 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/1.8

Shutter speed

1323/500000 sec

Dimensions

4608 pixels x 3456 pixels

Original file size

3.08 MB