Surf Scoter - Dennis Leonard
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Location

Clearwater--Dutch Lake
Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 51.6482765, -120.0517273
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Details as this was flagged as a high count: For several years I've reported many SUSC about this time of the year: May 11, 2024 (https://ebird.org/checklist/S174112606) with 46 scoters May 10, 2023 (https://ebird.org/checklist/S137014135) with details of 34 May 9, 2020 (https://ebird.org/checklist/S6885005) with details of 19 May 2, 2019 (https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55723283) with details of 48 May 9, 2019 (https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56071114) with details of 28. As in the past, today's number was determined viewing digiscoped video using the ProCamera app on an iPhone SE (2nd generation) with a PhoneSkope adapter on a Meopta MeoStar S2 20-70x82HD scope and then zooming in to more easily identify the birds. A photo only shows some of the SUSC, but it is not good for counting them.

Technical information

Model
iPhone SE 2020
Lens
iPhone SE (2nd generation) back camera 3.99mm f/1.8
ISO
20
Focal length
4 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/1.8
Shutter speed
1/204 sec
Dimensions
2905 pixels x 1098 pixels
Original file size
1.59 MB