ML46598831

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

***mega; first found and reported 27 Jun; photos, video, and audio records by Jeremiah. State bird for Marshall and first in MA for Marshall. Great scope looks at the persistently singing bird. Song a high, unvariable 'tsi-LICK!'. A small sparrow with white breast and well defined, even width breast band of sharp, well-defined streaks. Head greenish-olive, boldest on nape patch, supercilium (yellowish cast towards lores). Crown stripe paler yellowish, especially towards base of biill. Head stripes dark and well defined. Short malar stripe blackish but broken and not as strong as the upper stripe (above malar) whcih was dark and well-defined. Small blackish ear spot was traingular and set off face pattern along with strong, dark supercilium. Back color was chestnut-brown with strong lackish centers and strong black in the central back. Tail short with flimsy, but not particularly poitned, rectrices.

Technical information

Model

Canon PowerShot SD800 IS

Focal length

17.3 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.8

Shutter speed

0.02 sec

Dimensions

900 pixels x 630 pixels

Original file size

899.96 KB