ML619014727

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Observation details

Continuing from earlier this morning; discovered by Tom W. He’s on a roll, and I can barely catch up chasing his birds!! Many thanks, Tom!! :)) Superficially like the nearby Warbling Vireo (WAVI), but with a black eyeline through is brownish-red eyes; white supercilium that starts from its lores, dramatized by a bordering black line above and below; dark bill but prominently longer than a WAVI; greenish-yellow back and wings, and a subtle splash of the same color on its cheeks; olive undertail and wings; darker gray crown; white underparts and undertail coverts; subtle, greenish-yellow wash near its armpits, and minimal on its flanks and vent. 1551 to 1609 – joined Carol and Steve at the little pond (aka The Crescent Pond/Merganser Pond) located SE of the Slater parking lot and SW of Loren’s Ditch; staked out the trees lining the SE corner of the pond (33.706376, -118.003303). But after a lengthy time without any vireos visiting the trees, I meandered around the vicinity, and Steve had left for the day. Physically and emotionally drained from the many events of the day, I was about to give up and started walking away when I saw a light under-bellied passerine fly into a series of trees at the intersection of the pathway with a tan boulder at the corner (33.7061413, -118.0028096). Its back was initially facing me, so I expected it to a Warbling Vireo, but when it turned and showed me its stern face, I called out to Carol nearby and we were both able to watch it bounce around a Carrotwood aka “Soapberry” tree before it flew towards Loren’s Ditch into the large Mulberry Tree in the SE corner. It stayed hidden in the Mulberry for quite a while with no additional visuals, so Carol then decided to part ways with me. After some time, I eventually decided to return back to the original Carrotwood, and sure enough, I saw it feeding off the berries, mostly standing on the branches, but would periodically dangle off the leaves, happily munching away on the berries. I continued to observe it as it was equally curious with me, until I was thwarted by a pedestrian who wanted to chit-chat about birds, so I eventually lost track of it, and called it a day. Soft vocalizations that Merlin ID was not able to pick up. Never sang (my first quiet REVI), solo, and was never bothered.

Technical information

Model

DSC-RX10M4

ISO

100

Flash

Flash did not fire

Dimensions

1049 pixels x 1016 pixels

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186.67 KB