ML622725618

Age and sex

Adult, Unknown sex - 1

Media notes

At left (no hallux on visible foot), with SESA (right).

Observation details

Continuing, known at this location during fall migration. Seen near SESA, KILL, and resting RBGUs about 1.5 mi from east gate out on dike. Viewed thru bins and scope. Distant photos and video taken (could not get closer without disturbing gulls and shorebirds). Black legs and toes (lacking a hallux). Longer primary extension past tertials than in nearby SESA, but not as long as expected in BASA. Molting into non-breeding plumage, with plenty of white, grayish, and rusty coloration on crown, neck, and back; white supraloral separated from white supercilium; smudgy reddish-grayish chest coloration; otherwise, white on underside. Larger than nearby SESA. Smaller than nearby KILL. To view a 15-second video of the Sanderling, click on the 1st image below:

Additional species

• Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla

Technical information

Model

Canon PowerShot SX70 HS

ISO

400

Focal length

247 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

1595 pixels x 1196 pixels

Original file size

314.92 KB