ML621877155
Contributor
Date
Location
- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Observation details
Ad in worn alt plumage. Distinctive chunky medium sized Calidris - much bigger than nearby LESA and SESA, closer in size to PESA, but more compact, less elongated shape. Black legs, rel short and straight black bill. Dark rump center in flight, w/ prominent wide white wingbar, ruling out most other Calidris except DUNL. From DUNL by bill structure and plumage details - upperparts mottled gray brown and dark brown, distinctly darker at the shoulder; underparts clean white w/ limited brown markings on upper breast sides. Pale orange tones to face. Call also distinctive - short “kwit “ note, heard a couple times. First appeared on far shoreline of landfill pond shortly before 0700, present throughout morning, foraging at water line. Seen by others. Views mostly distant, occasionally wandering closer along the N shoreline. Photos coming.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON Z 9
- Lens
- NIKKOR Z 600mm f/6.3 VR S
- ISO
- 1250
- Focal length
- 600 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/640 sec
- Dimensions
- 1450 pixels x 967 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.3 MB