ML613328501

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Notes added Nov. 20, 2023. Upon review of this bird, which I (Nathan) recalled as being peculiar at the time, have found it to be more consistent with Western Flycatcher than with Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. I neglected to pursue it upon discovery as I was simply busy and filed the images away. Coming back to it over a year later, there were details that bugged me about Yellow-bellied but fit in line with Western. No vocalizations heard. Features noted below: - Eyering: There is a substantial eyering most prominent at the rear and upper-rear corner, thinning out along the top of the eye. - Overall coloration of the bird, showing brownish-green crown and olive upperparts. - Somewhat contrasty throat, being paler than malar (not out of range for YBFL). - Low contrast wing: Pale wingbars with fairly brown coverts and flight feathers (not as dark and contrasty like on a YBFL). - Thin secondary panel between greater coverts and pale edges of secondaries. - Shortest tertial pale edge bleeds into a low contrast interior. - Single large spacing on the primaries as opposed to two, somehwat large spacings on a YBFL. - Fairly distinct crest on the head. The overall feel of this bird does not scream YBFL to me. Something was off when I observed it and it still feels off today. I presented this bird to Advanced Bird ID on facebook and the general consensus fell on Western Flycatcher, including comments by David Sibley. This would constitute a first Maine state record.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS Rebel T7i

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM

ISO

200

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

0.01 sec

Dimensions

3049 pixels x 2033 pixels

Original file size

799.31 KB