ML564792631

Age and sex

Immature Male - 1

Media notes

An immature male Pyrrhuloxia that has been wintering at this site since first found on 3 November 2023 by John Green was here photographed by Curtis A. Marantz on 22 April 2023 at Lake Cahuilla Veterans Regional Park, La Quinta, Riverside County, California.

Observation details

The wintering Pyrrhuloxia was one of the first birds that I heard on my arrival, and between 6:30 am and 8:00 am, it was conspicuous and easily followed despite moving widely given the songs and calls that it gave regularly. I took quite a photos and studied this bird at distances down to three meters, generally in the shade, but occasionally in the sun. I did not write a new description for today, in part because my impression was that this bird was similar in its appearance relative to my previous visits with the exception of the color of the bill, which now appeared to be a deep yellow color essentially throughout, though possibly with the culmen narrowly darker. I was a little surprised that the plumage overall was still sandy-brown rather than gray, and with gray tones limited to the superciliary region and the sides of the neck. My impression was that the red in the underparts may have been somewhat broader in its extent, though it was still clouded with sandy-brown on the breast.

Technical information

Model

ILCE-7RM5

Lens

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

ISO

800

Focal length

289 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/200 sec

Dimensions

5299 pixels x 3390 pixels

Original file size

10.58 MB