ML459174421

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Continuing rarity. Empid with bold teardrop-shaped eye ring, all-yellow lower mandible. Located by song, which was much lower-pitched and mellower than the many Cordillerans who were also singing and calling. Overall was more gray and less yellow/green than Cordilleran. Bill was much narrower than Cordilleran, and seemed longer (but the length might have been an illusion because of the narrowness of the bill), closer to Gray Flycatcher bill shape (but without dusky on the tip of the lower mandible like GRFL). Relatively large hook on the bill tip. Primary projection seemed to me longer than Cordilleran. It spent most of its time singing from perches in the upper levels of a large pine on the ridge at the top of the slope above campsites 64-65; we were on that ridge near Willow Loop Road. It would occasionally leave its favorite tree for a while (once it flew to the south and was gone for about 20 minutes) but then would return. A few times it briefly flew to eye level and below, once quite close to us. Photos and audio recordings.

Technical information

Model

EOS R5

Lens

EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III

ISO

500

Focal length

700 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/250 sec

Dimensions

2024 pixels x 1138 pixels

Original file size

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