Surf Scoter - Mary Dufrain
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Location

US-California-Tehachapi-Brite Dam Rd - 35.103x-118.537
Kern, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 35.1028807, -118.536874
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

we found this bird in a group of coots. We googled her and it said that a surf scoter was slightly bigger than a mallard. This bird was not that size. Everything else seems to point to a scoter.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D5200
ISO
450
Focal length
300 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/1000 sec
Dimensions
2041 pixels x 1282 pixels
Original file size
1.37 MB