ML449451891
Contributor
Joel Eckerson Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Oak Top (private)
Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
**First yard record, flyover flock. I was looking at some Herring Gulls through the scope over the backfield when I heard a single, clear "Kleeooee" call coming from high up above. Same pitch as a HERG call so it took me a second to register. When I looked up, I immediately noted a flock of small-mid sized birds in a single file line headed northeast with the wind. Sized and flight style matched perfectly with BBPL, so I snapped some pictures. Sure enough, the photos revealed large plovers with black armpits as well as other diagnostic markings. Another shorebird making the Overland passage over our yard, joining the likes of HUGO, SEPL, UPSA, and much more! Personal #213 yard bird and #223 overall.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Lens
- EF400mm f/5.6L USM
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 sec
- Dimensions
- 1488 pixels x 1054 pixels
- Original file size
- 111.41 KB