ML66913791
Contributor
Date
Location
- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - X
Media notes
Stilt Sandpiper, adult, Santa Maria Wastewater Facility, Santa Barbara County, California, 29 Jul 1984, Tom M. Edell (photo from scanned slide)
Observation details
Adult Stilt Sandpiper retained some breeding plumage. It showed a chestnut colored eyeline with a white supercilum line that separated the eyeline from the cap,had a crown stripe, had heavily barred belly and breast through the undertail, and a streaked neck. The feathers on the mid-back were edged in buff or white that in flight gave the appearance of brown streaking on a dark brown back. The bill was long with a droop near the tip. In flight the wings showed no wing stripe and darker primaries and secondaries. There was not a white wedge on the back. The bird showed a white rump and upper tail coverts and a brownish tail. The legs were greenish. No call was heard. It was slightly smaller than the Lesser Yellowlegs and Killdeer. It had a dowitcher feeding style. (photo from scanned slide)
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 60D
- Lens
- EF-S60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 60 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/80 sec
- Dimensions
- 2753 pixels x 1874 pixels
- Original file size
- 741.53 KB