ML345987111

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Will add photos, recording, and a full description ASAP. This bird was vocalizing throughout much of the morning off and on, but was being quite difficult. Eventually, the bird ended up giving 10-12 songs in total thah sounded like Alder: a full, burry, rising : “rreee” followed by a strident “byooo”. About 8-10 “pik” calls were given, and one or two recorded. The pik was full and quick, much like a Large Contopus. The bird showed a complete, white eye ring, pale lores, and a greenish cap on a relatively rounded head. The bill looked fairly short and deep, with a rounded culmen and no hint of a hook on the tip. The Greater and median secondary coverts were blackish, with broad and crisp off-white edges, similar to the tertials. The primaries extended past the tertials about 2/3 of the length of the tertials, which was slightly but noticable longer than nearby WIFLs. In addition, the tips to the primaries showed pale edges. In comparison to nearby Willow Flycatchers, the bird appeared relatively long winged, short-tailed, short-billed, greener, and more round-headed.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D

ISO

800

Focal length

300 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/4.5

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

1397 pixels x 990 pixels

Original file size

208.16 KB