ML618941650

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

See pic. No obvious eye ring, no buffy wash on face, and grayer flanks, so it's not a Swainson's. And this bird doesn't have the cinnamon tail of a Hermit. I saw it on the walk that leads up to the bird blind at Rod & Gun Club Pond. (This is the only pic I have because in the field, I thought it was a Swainson's. If I had known it was a Gray-cheeked, I would have taken more photos!) More things that point to Gray-cheeked: Distinct dark lines at sides of throat coalesce with prominent brownish-black triangular spots on lower throat and breast. Belly and sides marked with oval-shaped spots (spots wider than long) distinctly paler than breast spots. Cold grayish wash on flanks (this color similar to upperparts). Grayish sides and flanks and minimal buff wash on breast highly distinctive.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 1300D

Lens

EF75-300mm f/4-5.6

ISO

1600

Focal length

300 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

970 pixels x 881 pixels

Original file size

738.55 KB