ML615889977

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Extremely rare. From Spermaceti cove boardwalk at low tide with overcast skies. Darker and smaller than herring gulls, with deep pink legs, dark eye, greenish bill and pear shaped head. In the photos the eye placement seems high on the head. The open wing showed much dark in the primaries with white mid-primary tongue tips that connect to the broad white inner primary tips giving the "string of pearls" appearance. The underwing photos show dusky gray bases to the inner primaries and secondaries. Separated from herring by the dark mantle and eye. Eliminated herring x lesser black backed gull hybrid by dark eye and deep pink legs. Separated from Thayer's gull by darker mantle and much darker primaries. When /if this sub species gets split from herring gull, this will likely be the first state record for NJ.

Technical information

Model

NIKON Z 8

Lens

NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR

ISO

2000

Focal length

600 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/2000 sec

Dimensions

791 pixels x 585 pixels

Original file size

392.48 KB