ML611116300
Snow/McKay's Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis/hyperboreus
Contributor
Charlie Wright Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Point Defiance Park--Dune Peninsula & Wilson Way
Pierce, Washington, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
see photos. The overall look of this bird was really pale, with almost no brown or rufous tones in the upperwing coverts. The dark primary coverts suggest a 1st winter bird, which makes it seem even more anomalously pale for that plumage. It is very reminiscent of a McKay’s Bunting to me, but perhaps too far on the dark side. Four secondaries have tiny black subterminal streaks. Is the bird pale enough to suggest a hybrid rather than a pure Snow Bunting?
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D7100
- Lens
- 500.0 mm f/5.6
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 500 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 2655 pixels x 1770 pixels
- Original file size
- 3.27 MB