ML616379628

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Jeremy Collison found/reported this bird in the late morning, subsequently seen by Ryan Zucker, Elliott Ress, Gwen Gallagher and others. I went looking for it at 2pm. Ethan Chaffee was already there. We looked for some time when Ethan spotted it loafing on one of the compost piles. Intermediate dark mantle between HEGU and LBBG. yellow bill with black&red gonydeal spot , yellow gape, dark pink/reddish legs, black primaries with small white subterminal spots and P10 mirror, white tertial crescent, streaked nape, smudgy around the eye, yellow iris, overall HEGU sized. Mantle shade slightly darker in digiscope photos than real life from quartering away angle, exposure, snow and ambient lighting. I’ve never seen this sub-species before, but it looks good from the reference material I have: Sibley Birds, Gulls of The World by Klaus M. Olsen, Gulls of The Americas by Howell/Dunn

Technical information

Model

iPhone 13

Lens

iPhone 13 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

1/2137 sec

Dimensions

3805 pixels x 2743 pixels

Original file size

456.44 KB