ML393127531
Black-capped x Mountain Chickadee (hybrid) Poecile atricapillus x gambeli
Contributor
Eric Heisey Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Bridgeport Bar Wildlife Recreation Area
Douglas, Washington, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Very interesting bird, in a chickadee flock along with a single moch. First picked out when I saw a moch-like chickadee with bright, buffy flanks. This individual’s head pattern was also atypical for moch, with more black especially around the eye and extending into the lores than on a pure moch, with only a faint supercilium. The mantle coloration was also rather buffy, not the gray of moch and the wing feathers had white edges. Bill was slightly shorter and thicker than moch. Looks were rather fleeting as the flock moved through quickly, but I got some pretty good photos. Silent. As moch breeds within sight and bcch surely breeds right here, this seems like a good place to encounter this hybrid. A life hybrid for me!
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
- ISO
- 1000
- Focal length
- 360 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 2126 pixels x 1381 pixels
- Original file size
- 391.66 KB