ML135124681

Age and sex

Adult, Unknown sex - X

Observation details

Continuing. Seen from about 10:45 to 11:15 along the stream between the second and third bridges (if one is hiking from the Proctor Rd parking area) where the trail is dirt, I believe near to the Whitehouse Picnic area (but downstream from the Madera Picnic Area). The bird was still being seen when I left, sitting inconspicuously low in an alligator juniper on the east side of the stream as the group of birders watched it from the west side (I noticed two birders crossed the stream, my guess is to get clearer photos of the bird's front, but I left before they got close to the bird, so I don't know how it reacted to this). A chunky thrush similar in build to an American Robin or Clay-colored Thrush, but seemed a little heavier built with a longer tail. Upperparts were a monotonous nutmeg color, perhaps slightly darker on the retrices and primaries, but essentially consistent overall. The bill appeared rather heavy and longish. Both the upper and lower mandible were dark-olive (very much similar to a Clay-colored Thrush in structure, only darker and duller in coloration). White throat with blackish streaks slightly visible at times when the bird turned its head (the bird was perched facing away from us). Orangish orbital ring standing in stark contrast to the brown face and dark eye. Unable to see the leg color. Silent as far as I could tell, but with the noise of the stream and the cacophony of the birders I'm not sure I would have been able to hear it anyway.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 40D

ISO

1000

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

1379 pixels x 919 pixels

Original file size

237.2 KB