ML119373481

Age and sex

Juvenile, Unknown sex - X

Media notes

A rather worn (and late) juvenile Ash-throated Flycatcher photographed by Curtis A. Marantz on 14 October 2018 along Carpinteria Creek, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California.

Observation details

Near the end of my visit we saw in the understory along the creek a conspicuously ragged juvenile flycatcher that clearly represented a Myiarchus on the basis of the large size, slim body, long tail and bill, and rather blocky appearance to the head. I also noted that the head, neck, and underparts were dark brown, that the underparts were creamy whitish to light gray and quite mottled in appearance, and that the truly ragged tail had quite a bit of rufous. This bird never called, but I did manage to get several photos, including some while it perched atop my scope.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM

ISO

800

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

4229 pixels x 2486 pixels

Original file size

9.2 MB