Black-legged Kittiwake - Brainard Palmer-Ball
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Date

Location

KY Dam
Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 37.0101151, -88.2723684
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Found by Doxie Noonan; remarkably, an adult -- the state's only report -- loafing with other gulls on the west side of the tailwater. The bird is it sitting in grass, facing left in the middle of the frame. Slightly darker gray mantle, black wing tips, stubby yellowish bill, dark spot behind eye.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 7D
ISO
200
Focal length
100 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/2.8
Shutter speed
0.02 sec
Dimensions
2592 pixels x 1728 pixels
Original file size
1.52 MB