ML257990741

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Continuing bird found earlier in the day by Brodie C. Spizella. Long tailed, plain breasted, diminutive sparrow, with dull brownish and dull white plumage. Perhaps more frosty/pale overall than than other sparrows present. Subtle but complete pale eyering. Small and dull flesh/gray bill. Crown more intense brown than the rest of the face, though not rufous at all. I believe this bird can be differentiated from CHSP by its non-contrasting facial pattern, with pale lores. I did not see the bird's back or nape. I had good views of the bird for ~20 seconds before it flew into the shrubs, where I tried to photograph it. Resulting photos are miserable. It may take several seconds or longer of squinting to make out what may look like a BRSP. Seen here: 45.384989,-122.849037. In and near ravine with other sparrows.

Technical information

Model

NIKON D7200

Lens

80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6

ISO

1600

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/2000 sec

Dimensions

790 pixels x 527 pixels

Original file size

330.04 KB