Black Tern - M B
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Location

City Island, Belden Point
Bronx, New York, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 40.8376243, -73.7829097
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

First one seen at 5:54 am in the dark, as part of a Forster and Common tern flock. Other 2 similar birds more distant. Description of the first bird: Smaller the accompanying terns, black body, dark gray wings (above and below), gray rump above and white below. White on face apart from the auricular area. So bird in transition from breeding to non breeding plumage. Pictures of the first bird in the dark.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D500
ISO
2500
Focal length
300 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/4.0
Shutter speed
1/800 sec
Dimensions
1586 pixels x 891 pixels
Original file size
1.09 MB