Western Meadowlark - Blake Mann
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Location

Point Pelee National Park (general location for observations within the park)
Essex, Ontario, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 41.9553986, -82.5139999
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

On West Beach trail between west parking lot and halfway trail. Looked at this closely, as it seemed odd to be here! Appears to be Eastern though. Never vocalized. EDIT (23 March 2024): This was brought to my attention recently by a few people, that this individual fits Western Meadowlark. It did look odd for Eastern at the time, but being overly cautious true to my nature, I recorded it as Eastern. The overall sandy tone to the bird, more whitish flanks, and broad spacing between the barring on both tertials and rects indicate Western traits. I do wonder what age/gender this is as it does not quite appear to be full colour (paler and reduced black "V") and the yellow is not evident up to the malar region to my eyes. Likely a female? I will agree this is a Western.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 7D
Lens
EF300mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
ISO
200
Focal length
420 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/160 sec
Dimensions
2600 pixels x 1888 pixels
Original file size
850.34 KB