ML623972151

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

We’re thinking this is a juvenile (possibly from St David breeding population upriver??) but photos coming shortly for final call. We noticed a raptor with a kite-like profile and kite flight behavior low over the cottonwoods: long pointed wings, triangle tail tipping to control agile flight. Additional field marks then noted included: shorter outer primary feather, upperwings darker distally, underside banded tail, brown streaked breast, upperside had sprinkles of white across dark back and upperside tail (seen in one observer’s back-of-camera but he may not eBird), face showed light area over eye like a broad light supercilium. Observed multiple times throughout the afternoon, hunting sometimes low over the cottonwoods, sometimes at high elevation.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS R6

Lens

RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM

ISO

1000

Focal length

500 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

1/2000 sec

Dimensions

2201 pixels x 1467 pixels

Original file size

1.29 MB