ML59630401
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Observation details
Seen with Gordon Karre and Steve Valasek before we left the property. We tried the theory that if the Little Bunting wasn't where the birders were, we'd go to the horse pen behind the visitor station where there wasn't ANYONE. And there were plenty of birds to count around the large Cottonwood that shades the chicken/turkey pen. We watched the water dish areas for bird activity. As we scanned left of the pen, we noticed a brighter yellow bird walking along the grasses upright. It wasn't an Eastern Meadowlark as we originally thought so I snapped several photos to have a look when we got home. The bill was pointy and shorter than a Meadowlarks and stood out with a pinker tone. The streaking reminded me instantly of a Bobolink from back home. There is that dark line behind the eye. I have had enough observation time with this bird to recognize this species. So for Arizona, this is an uncommon rarity during the spring season. It does migrate through the state in a few numbers. However, I feel this species migrates in better numbers during the end of our monsoon/fall migration. Seen near the chicken pen and to the left of the Arizona Cottonwood but under the mesquite trees. It was quite away in the shade under a mesquite foraging around the grasses.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D7200
- ISO
- 1000
- Focal length
- 500 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/6400 sec
- Dimensions
- 1007 pixels x 508 pixels
- Original file size
- 148.78 KB