ML475228081

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

(One more update Aug. 14) I've added a new photo as I happened to take a photo of it as it left one of its perches. I believe this photo shows the white tuft of feathering, near the base of the rear wing, that can be associated with this species (Updated Aug. 14) I'm revisiting this with some extra details since I crammed in my report late last night just to get the word out in case this is verified as OSFL. In the field, my first reaction was "what is that". It didn't strike me as an Eastern Phoebe because there was no tail pumping/no "bulging", squatty body look to it and it wasn't hanging low and doing rapid hawking for insects. This is only my second time to this location so perhaps the different environment is throwing me off. I saw this bird for perhaps a minute or two and it moved between two dead trees — at the top of the highest branches. It stayed upright and lean looking the whole time and out in the open. Its tail stayed tucked together and didn't separate. When it did go between the two perches, it did dive downward in a hunting motion and then returned to one of the perches. Its last perch was the original one I saw it at which was right in the corner of the intersection of North Point Trail and Lake Trail. It then flew across the path (heading downward) and curled behind the set of trees/bushes that are by the Beach Trail beginning. Originally posted Aug. 13—Saw briefly perching on two snags right at the intersection of North Point Trail and Lake Trail. It flew down low around the clump of bushes/trees that are near the Beach Trail connection. I waited about 15 minutes in the area but did not see it again. It made no vocalizations.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 6D Mark II

Lens

EF200mm f/2.8L II USM

ISO

160

Focal length

200 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

3500 pixels x 1969 pixels

Original file size

2.13 MB