ML596673451
Contributor
Eric Tipton Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Big Bear Lake--Von's Marsh
San Bernardino, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
While scoping a small flock of peeps and couple of Avocets on a small rocky island realized there was a larger sandpiper standing out among the least sandpipers. The bird had orange patches on its cheek, head and nape. Dark crown was separated by very apparent white supercilium that extended well past its eye. Underpants were heavily barred indicating alternate plumage. Long legs greenish/yellow in color. Both bill and tip of bill slightly drooped with the tip also being rounded. Size of bird difficult to tell as there were no other like-sized sandpipers to compare (I.e. dowitchers). Overall impression of body was that it was elongated. Occasional sewing-machine behavior. Believed to be first record for the San Bernardino Mountains.
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/13.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 564 pixels x 410 pixels
- Original file size
- 99.35 KB