ML68878401

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

First seen at 7:30 am on the well-known wood pile to the north of the road about 100 yards west of South River Road. First noticed smooth gray breast and belly with small round head and narrow eye-ring, proportionately short, straight, black bill and long thin tail with white sides like mockingbird but without white patches in wings. Several slightly larger mockingbirds on the pile as well, some chasing the solitaire as it fed on pokeweed and elderberry berries. The bird approached very close to us at the roadside, and we got some excellent photos (the three below by Mike Reinhart). We pointed the bird out to another group of 5-6 birders led by Sonia Santa Ana, who all saw the bird as well. Could not re-find the bird when sought out between 10:30 and 11:00 am.

Technical information

Model

NIKON D7100

Lens

80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6

ISO

800

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/80 sec

Dimensions

2203 pixels x 2673 pixels

Original file size

2.84 MB