ML647364116
Contributor
Peter Hawrylyshyn Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
San Carlos Bay/Bunche Beach Preserve
Lee, Florida, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Media notes
four views confirming blue dot on orange band has been lost
Observation details
Four with bands. , three of which previously reported (https://ebird.org/checklist/S289103217) . However 4th of particular interest to PiPl banders in Ontario. Bird was born in summer of 2024, and spent last winter here at Bunche. Banding was X, O (with blue dot) : - , Y (with "466" but inverted). Known to some as Blue Dot. Unconfirmed report in November reported its location as North Captiva. From attached photos - ID is now difficult because appears to have lost blue dot on orange band. ID was confirmed from inverted numbers on yellow and metal bands . Inverted digits on metal band on upper left leg from left to right include : Bottom ?652 Top ?2783
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON Z 8
- Lens
- NIKKOR Z 600mm f/6.3 VR S
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 600 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/8000 sec
- Dimensions
- 4500 pixels x 3000 pixels
- Original file size
- 9.44 MB