Red-eyed Vireo - Tito Gonzalez
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Date

Location

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery (no birding 8a-5p)
San Diego, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 32.68582, -117.2449932
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Plain mid-sized vireo with olive/green back/wings and white underside from throat to undertail coverts foraging in mid to lower level of pine tree. Specific field observations include: dark eye line, large darkish robust bill, dark eye, appeared long-winged and short-tailed, darker tail contrasted with pale undertail coverts, pale supercilium that contrasted strongly with dark eye-line which extended to lores and bill. Warbling vireo was eliminated based on presence of larger bill, presence of dark eye-line that extended to bill and contrasted strongly with supercillium, and presence of greenish/olive color compared to pale/grayish of warbling vireo. Yellow-green vireo was eliminated based on smaller darker bill, lack of yellow flanks, and presence of darker more contrasting eye-line.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 7D
Lens
EF300mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
ISO
1000
Focal length
420 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/1600 sec
Dimensions
880 pixels x 704 pixels
Original file size
538.82 KB