ML614358722

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Used playback in plover area and one flew in. Dave and Kathy had three on beach out here yesterday. Based on some information Randy Moore shared a few years ago I thought this might be a merrelli ssp based on no yellow on breast, not super yellow on face like strigata would be, yellow supercilium fading to white in back. Here is what Randy said when I shared the photos with him: "I’d say it’s virtually certain it’s not strigata for the reasons you mention plus the color of the dorsal surface is that coldish gray-brown business. While it might be argued that yours is at the extreme end of what a really worn young male strigata might look like, my experience is that July-Aug. is the only time they might get even close to looking like yours. While it does tick all the boxes for merrilli, I’d be cautious about assigning positive ID- especially in your neck of the woods- just because of the possibility of some vagrant subspecies with which I’m not familiar.”

Technical information

Model

iPhone 13 mini

Lens

iPhone 13 mini back dual wide camera 5.1mm f/1.6

ISO

50

Focal length

5.1 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/1.6

Shutter speed

1/1992 sec

Dimensions

4032 pixels x 3024 pixels

Original file size

1.91 MB