ML31261831

Age and sex

Adult, Unknown sex - X

Observation details

These appeared much darker and browner than the birds in Utah, despite supposedly of the same subspecies. We thought they were Brown-capped vireo, but apparently they do not occur here and should be browner than our birds. eBird reviewer Hector Gomez de Silva wrote: "Some of the photos seem to show a brownish crown but Brown-capped would have much browner upperparts (nape, back, wings, tail) and yellow on the sides and flanks." He further went on to say: "The Warbling Vireo subspecies in the Sierra Madre Occidental is Vireo gilvus brewsteri, whose range is 'Montana and southern Idaho east to western South Dakota and south to Oaxaca' " - So I am changing my ID to Warbling vireo. - Photos. Unfortunately, due to the rainy weather and my inept camera settings, many of the photos are overexposed, while the others are dark.

Technical information

Model

NIKON D70

Focal length

300 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/800 sec

Dimensions

917 pixels x 684 pixels

Original file size

305.06 KB