Northern Wheatear - Justyn Stahl
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Date

Location

San Clemente Island--Ridge Rd. (SpCrv-SHGT)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 32.8926904, -118.4610647
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Found by NJD during shrike trapping effort on Ridge Road. Small bluebird sized passerine, brown above, buff below, weak mask through the eye offset by white supercilium. Noticeably long-legged with upright posture, occasionally pumping tail and running around in the road foraging. Wings noticeably long, tail relatively short but strikingly patterned. The rump and base of the tail feathers were white, the proximal tips black, with the central tail feathers having a bit more black, creating a black, inverted "T" pattern on white. First island record, third for LA county, and 15th CA state record. This bird had obvious differences in plumage compared to the recent bird in Humboldt County. Additional details and photos to be submitted to the CBRC.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 7D
Lens
EF300mm f/4L IS USM
ISO
200
Focal length
300 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/2500 sec
Dimensions
955 pixels x 638 pixels
Original file size
411.31 KB