ML551983931

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

First seen in distance, but eventually it landed on pylons just N of the pier a couple of times and gave amazing views. All white medium sized gull, smallish bi-color bill with dark tip, pinkish legs, pale brownish markings on the feathers. Mary Beth first sent an alert about a possible Iceland Gull her friend saw at this location on 3/20. That time I didn’t know about the pier (which I instantly assumed somewhere along Harlem River) and unconfirmed gull at unknown area didn’t make me to go for it. But she texted me today about her friend seeing it again yesterday with a photo taken by her friend. I searched the location and realized the pier was actually along Hudson River not Harlem River. It was still unknown area to me but decided to give it a shot without high expectation. When I arrived around 4:15 pm, the area didn’t seem promising. I only saw 10+ Ring-billed Gulls and several Herring Gills. I waited for half an hour or so and then I saw a white gull flying around in distance just W of the building structure located N of the pier. It was just briefly seen and went behind the structure. Short while later I saw it again still in distance flying in front the building structure and disappeared again. This time I was certain about the ID of the gull and sent an alert. I was looking around other direction when I suddenly saw the gull flying much closer to the pier and saw it eventually landing (!) on one of the pylons. There It gave me amazing views. After perching there for good 10 min or so it flew off and circled around the area and landed on another pylon. It perched there for a while then it took off. I followed it for a while but eventually lost it in the sky. This time it didn’t come back before I left. Thanks to Mary Beth for suggesting me to try this location.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS R10

Lens

RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

ISO

640

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

1/1250 sec

Dimensions

3984 pixels x 2656 pixels

Original file size

2.59 MB