Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Paul McKenzie
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Location

Columbia Audubon/Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary
Boone, Missouri, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 38.9424461, -92.3912752
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Photos of both individuals; small empids with stocky rounded head; upperparts olive; conspicuous pale yellow eye ring- slightly thicker at rear of eye; small bill with dark upper mandible, pale or orangish lower mandible; throat a dull yellow extend evenly to center of breast and olive face; sides and flanks dusky; two conspicuous pale yellow wing bars and cream edges to tertials contrast with dark wings; primary projection of moderate length; responded to "turee" and "cheebeck calls"; responded with identical calls. As typical of this species in migration, both birds foraged in understory of larger trees. Multiple individuals of this species is to be expected in the last 2 weeks of May, especially with 5.5 hrs of effort in appropriate habitat.

Technical information

Model
COOLPIX P900
ISO
250
Focal length
214 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/500 sec
Dimensions
2711 pixels x 2670 pixels
Original file size
871.56 KB