ML260213121

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Observed through 8X42 bins for a couple minutes and photographed. In brushy, old field habitat. Field marks noted: A small flycatcher with relatively large, rounded head, short tail and short bill. Shape/proportions recalled Least Flycatcher. Lower mandible of bill entirely orange. Eye relatively large with complete, obvious eye-ring that was yellowish, not white. Most of head and back olive-green. Very little contrast between sides of face, malar area, and throat, except center of throat yellow. Underparts had a strongly vested look, with olive sides and breast and strong yellow up the middle of the belly. Wings dark olive-gray to blackish with two obvious wing bars. Wingbars whitish, maybe a hint of yellow-buff on more outer coverts. Secondaries edged whitish, with a pattern consistant with Yellow-bellied and not "western" type flycatchers. Primary projection not well seen but was relatively short. Noted that at least one outer tail feather appeared whitish (leucistic?). Sometimes regrown feathers can be white. This bird was much more green and yellow than our other more common Empids. Did not vocalize, but did come closer with playback of YBFL calls. Photos should confirm the identification.

Technical information

Model

ILCE-6000

Lens

E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS

ISO

320

Focal length

203 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/320 sec

Dimensions

1010 pixels x 758 pixels

Original file size

241.38 KB