ML502919581

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Observed bird for about 10-15 minutes. I noted immediately it was not a usual bird for the location and thought its sloppy ventral appearance was due to the rain, but views with the binoculars showed it was not wet. Prominent field marks were 1) a grayish, dull, buffy, uneven breast coloration, but not close to the well-defined markings on a Lincoln's; 2) flank-streaking was not well-defined; 3) size was a bit larger than a Lincoln's and close to the Song's; 4) the bright, clear, rufous color of the primaries and secondaries and bold black streaks on the back of the bird, plus its broad grey nape also helped distinguish the bird from a Lincolns and nearly anything else with the possible exception of a Rufous-winged Sparrow; 5) the bill was nearly uniformly dark and conical. (Photos will be added to this report.)

Technical information

Model

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

ISO

800

Focal length

232.7 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/125 sec

Dimensions

4608 pixels x 3456 pixels

Original file size

5.54 MB