ML610273554

Age

Not specified

Sex

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Observation details

Whoa!! Came in to pygmy-owl whistles around (37.32577, -122.38639) on the Stage Rd. bridge over San Gregorio Creek; initially seen for less than a second but refound and photographed after about an hour. County bird! (I didn’t bother to chase the HMB WTP bird last year until it was a day too late.) Stocky vireo with bold dark transocular extending clearly onto lores and dark grayish cap with well-defined lateral borders contributing to sharply contrasting facial pattern, rich yellow below brightest on throat and at top of chest, relatively short bill, and small- and round-headed appearance. Many or all of these points are visible in photos; note especially the distribution of yellow in the first photo and head shape/facial pattern in the second. Views were substantially better than the photos indicate.

Technical information

Model

DC-FZ80

ISO

80

Focal length

30.2 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/5.5

Shutter speed

1/200 sec

Dimensions

756 pixels x 470 pixels

Original file size

84 KB