American Robin (nigrideus) - Julien Amsellem
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Location

Halsey Pond Park
Westchester, New York, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 41.029072, -73.857483
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

***Rare, or so current records tell us, but the status of this subspecies is very uncertain due to the fact that most birders don’t even know it exists! First Westchester eBird record but one that is almost certainly an annual. While I was walking the last part of my loop around the pond, this Robin caught my eye as being notably dark. Now, we’ve all seen some dark Migratorious group robins, but this bird’s dark, burnished orange chest, mostly black throat, and very dark gray back with extensive black from the head bleeding into the nape indicated to me I had a Nigrideus on my hands! Thankfully this bird gave some awesome eye level views as it foraged in the leaf litter. Awesome subspecies and one I’m sure I’ve seen before and hope to see again! Photos to come

Technical information

Model
NIKON D500
ISO
2200
Focal length
500 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/1000 sec
Dimensions
3728 pixels x 2485 pixels
Original file size
2.38 MB