Western Meadowlark - Buzz Scher
Report

Contributor

Date

Location

Anchorage Coastal WR--Carr-Gottstein Park to Campbell Creek
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 61.1151712, -149.9404769
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating

Media notes

AHY (formative or definitive basic plumage); does not appear to have yet started pre-basic molt (all rectrices and remiges, wing coverts, scapulars very worn)

Observation details

continuing. Found by Tim Stevenson 28 Aug. AHY bird (in formative or definitive basic plumage) which does not appear to have started pre-basic molt (primaries and secondaries, wing coverts, scapulars and back feathers very worn, while tail feathers are extremely worn - see photos). Curiously, WEME is reported to undergo pre-basic molt "on or near breeding grounds". Photos illustrate yellow throat extending up into submalar feathers; outer 2 (R5 & R6) tail feathers white, with R4 partially white; brownish lateral crown stripes; rather discrete thin dark bars on inner tail feathers (R1-R3).

Technical information

Model
NIKON D500
ISO
900
Focal length
500 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/2500 sec
Dimensions
1535 pixels x 1925 pixels
Original file size
910.7 KB