ML618923591

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

First found and reported by Benjamin van Doren. My understanding is that the bird was singing in the morning and its song was confirmed by both folks who heard it and the Merlin app. It was reported to be staying mostly within a small fenced area just NW of Bow Bridge. Following stakeouts by others, we arrived later and staked it out for about 40 minutes, ourselves. The bird was clearly either a Bicknell's or a Gray-cheeked and its warmer coloring seemed more like Bicknell's. Given that others heard and recorded a singing Bicknell's in the exact same spot shortly before we arrived, we are entering this bird as a Bicknell's, rather than a Bicknell's/Gray-cheeked. Attached are some rather bad photos that at least attest to the warmer coloring and show significant yellow on lower mandible.

Technical information

Model

DSC-HX400V

Lens

4.3-215mm f/2.8-6.3

ISO

800

Focal length

205.2 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/40 sec

Dimensions

5184 pixels x 2920 pixels

Original file size

5.97 MB