ML343171601

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Heard it sing first and did not recognize what it was. I tried for a recording which turned out poor due to some construction noise. I started a checklist just for my yard and was looking at the warblers for the rest of the time as I put this under ‘pas sp.’ in the means that I’d figure it out later. An hour after I heard it sing a few times again from the Marina and still couldn’t find it. At around 11am I heard it singing again and finally saw it singing from a spruce tree. It then flew into my front dogwoods and I managed a few photos with my old camera, in which I was then able to identify it along with better recordings. It came to my locust tree again later and then flew off. A large storm came in and I haven’t heard/seen it since (as of 3:00pm). Will be looking for it the rest of the day. A very random find! Photos and then recordings to be added. Small sparrow with prominent eye ring, like a clay-coloured sparrow but much more messier. I won’t be here tomorrow so if it sticks around I won’t be able to let anyone in if anyone’s interested in trying to see it. But parking behind my yard along the road by the Marina or just walking around Marina might give a chance to hear it if it sticks around.

Technical information

Model

COOLPIX P600

ISO

140

Focal length

179.2 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/250 sec

Dimensions

2766 pixels x 2074 pixels

Original file size

1.73 MB