ML610761341
Contributor
Juli Chamberlin Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Pt. Reyes--Abbotts Lagoon
Marin, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Continuing in plowed fields south of trailhead parking lot and east of trail. Observed with several other birders, who had spotted it just before we arrived, for about an hour as it moved around the large field with one or more Lapland Longspurs. Very drab longspur with a small grayish bill (smaller than Lapland and not pink), no dark marks on auriculars. Dark belly occasionally visible. In flight, distinctive tail pattern visible: dark upside down T-shape contrasting with large white sections of outer tail. See photos. Gave “kiddle” call several times, which was the first way we detected the species long before getting a look.
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX P510
- ISO
- 400
- Focal length
- 180 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.9
- Shutter speed
- 1/250 sec
- Dimensions
- 1971 pixels x 1478 pixels
- Original file size
- 711.67 KB