ML303253141
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Date
Location
- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
I observed this bird over the course of about 20-25 minutes with 6 other birders. It was seen just on the other side of the fence at the base of the Gulch (33.684464, -118.025273) . For the majority of my observation, the bird sat silently on a branch at about I level preening. Towards the end of my observation, the bird became more active and started fly catching and calling. This was an overall medium-size Tyrannus Kingbird that was quite similar to our expected Cassin’s or Western Kingbirds. what was striking and unique about this bird was the combination of an overall very light head, and very bright yellow belly extending all the way up to the upper breast and neck. The head was an overall very light color with the throat being almost completely white, and the cap being a very light gray, much lighter than that of a Cassin’s. This bird also had a much longer and thicker bill in comparison. Just below the head, the breast quickly became A light yellowish green that quickly faded to a very bright lemon yellow on the belly al the way down to the vent. This bird also had brownish wings with the white edging to the flight feathers. The back also had a yellowish green wash which was much stronger than that of a Cassin’s but similar to what you would expect on a western. This bird also had a deeply forked tail. The bird only vocalized a single time during my observation, giving it’s classic and distinct sharp trilled call.
Technical information
- Model
- ILCE-7RM3
- Lens
- FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 600 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/400 sec
- Dimensions
- 2251 pixels x 1635 pixels
- Original file size
- 4.1 MB