ML213767361

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

This transient warbler was first reported on May 19 in trees along the pedestrian and bike paths that follow the eastern boundary fence of the Desert Botanical Garden near the maintenance sheds. It was relocated in the morning of May 20 in the same area, just north of the large eucalyptus and cottonwood grove, in an acacia tree on the east side of the pedestrian path along the garden boundary fence. I (along with several other birders) had great looks of the Magnolia Warbler on May 21 in the same acacia tree and the adjacent Palo Verde tree between 8:06 AM - 8:45 AM. I was able to get some good diagnostic photos of it. The Magnolia Warbler was a male adult in breeding plumage: head with gray crown, bold white supercilium, black mask, white broken crescent eye ring, yellow throat; nape of neck and back black; wings black with single wide white wing patch; underside yellow with bold black streaks on the sides and breast, forming a black necklace on the upper breast; lower belly and under tail coverts white; underside of tail white with broad black terminal tip; topside of tail black with white tail patch.

Technical information

Model

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

ISO

160

Focal length

112.1 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/125 sec

Dimensions

2009 pixels x 1458 pixels

Original file size

2.15 MB