ML453064601
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Observation details
A bird, simultaneously accommodating and difficult. I almost passed this one up as a Wilson's. I got halfway down the hill before realizing something was off about it's foraging habits so I returned to nestle in with it. Much of the time, I sat ground level and let the bird approach me. I commend it's patience with me. I was able to get MC on the bird before it got too dark. Field marks: Foraging Habits - Low in dense and dark undergrowth. Sometimes even resting on the ground. As the sun set it gained height and began foraging in the maple. This was an interesting change in behaviour. Was it getting ready to launch off for migration? Or was it just more comfortable foraging at that height with the fading light? Hood - Barely visible in-the-field. Photos reveal a clean crescent framing of it's face - green as opposed to a hard black. Tail - Occasionally went on bouts of tail-flicking, which revealed a flash of white on the outer tail feathers. Undertail was also noticeably whiter than the rest of the bird, on the few chances I observed it. Chip Calls - Clear and higher pitched than a Wilson's more full-bodied and slightly muddier call. Like a sneaker striking a freshly polished floor but obviously nowhere near that loud. It did not produce the even higher pitched shotglass 'tink'. Photos and audio included - frustratingly low quality for the amount of time I spent with it (over an hour)!
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