ML509657471

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Continuing bird found yesterday (12/2) by W. Legge. Thank you yet again, William! Initially, Alex picked it up in the willows in the south side of Mitchell Rd. (north side of lagoon) near the “Park Parallel” sign across from the Nature Bridge campus. We lost it fairly quickly and could not refind it until awhile later when it almost flew right over us both on Kirkpatrick St. near building T1044. We followed it to the roped off section near the volleyball court here (37.8326834, -122.5347095), where we eventually enjoyed great views as it foraged actively. We were soon joined by others, who all had solid looks at the bird in the same general vicinity. Superficially, reminiscent of an empid (WIFL), but overall larger, darker uppers, dark head/crown and face, dark tail, and all black bill. Phoebe-type behavior, constantly tail-wagging. A really good bird for the county, the first since 2017 and the first chaseable one in over a decade(?). Enjoyed an absolutely lovely Marin Phoebe trifecta.

Technical information

Model

ILCE-9

Lens

FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS

ISO

1250

Focal length

600 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/1250 sec

Dimensions

3033 pixels x 2022 pixels

Original file size

2.33 MB