Red-winged Blackbird - Pete Monacell
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Date

Location

Dunbar Ln. (Winter Blackbird Roost Stakeout)
Boone, Missouri, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 39.1712223, -92.2566657
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

1.7 million of an estimated 2 million blackbirds, which is both a conservative and standard estimate for this roost. The spectacle went on for more than an hour, wave after wave, and was still continuing when I left. These birds are going down into a large field of Elephant Grass (miscanthus x giganteus) for the night.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D7200
ISO
4000
Focal length
600 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/250 sec
Dimensions
6000 pixels x 4000 pixels
Original file size
10.69 MB