American White Pelican - Gautam Apte
Report

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Date

Location

Cape Island--CMBO's "The Roost" (restricted access)
Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 38.953483, -74.940971
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Behaviors
Flying

Observation details

Soaring westward very high to the south - seemed to be initially over the beanery and then heading towards pond creek - but later reports indicate it drifted south towards Cape May Point after we lost sight of it. Distant photos. One of only a few Aug records for Cape May?

Technical information

Model
DC-G9
ISO
500
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/7.1
Shutter speed
1/1600 sec
Dimensions
2503 pixels x 1721 pixels
Original file size
724.21 KB