ML568022401

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Media notes

Gray Flycatcher showing pale lower mandible

Observation details

continuing bird found on 5 May was in the small grove of trees adjacent to the second parking lot on the right after entering the park from Madonna Road. It was flycatching from perches. After landing it dipped its tail down and then flicked it back up (see video). This was a long billed Empidonax with a low profile crown, a messy eyering and pale lores, two white wingbars, and a long tail. The colors were paler than the Pacific-slope Flycatcher I saw afterward and the only yellowish tones were on the belly. The breast was vested and the throat appeared white. The lower mandible appeared to be a pale yellowish-orange with a dark tip and he upper mandible was all dark. (Photos and short video showing tail motion)

Technical information

Model

Canon PowerShot SX70 HS

Lens

3.8-247mm

ISO

125

Focal length

247 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

1/400 sec

Dimensions

4607 pixels x 3308 pixels

Original file size

2.45 MB