ML589518281
Contributor
Tom Reed Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Cape Island--CMP--Coral Ave. dune crossing
Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
*Rare; represents the ~18th NJ record and ~17th county record, and follows pattern of occurrence in the dunes at Cape May Point. Initially heard in dune-top pines about 25 yards east of Coral dune crossover, giving typical calls with high/squeaky first note followed by lower/harsher series, sometimes abbreviated. Eventually seen from street in dead pine; decent views of small nuthatch with brown crown, blue-gray upperparts, tan/gray underparts. it spent a few minutes along Harvard before flying back toward Coral x Lincoln. We then were unable to find it as it went quiet after this and apparently returned to the dunes; a few minutes later I saw it lifting up and departing high to the west along Harvard Ave. Photos.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 sec
- Dimensions
- 2048 pixels x 1365 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.27 MB