ML73093841

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Large marsh complex providing excellent habitat for migratory and resident marsh sparrows. Fairly tight group of three individuals west of the dirt road plus another individual further east. Slight variations among individuals but overall bright, orange buff-tones across chest and down flanks cleanly outlining white belly. Blurry, poorly defined dark streaking contained within buffy underparts (although variable streaking among individuals). Orange-buff malar and supercilium cleanly outlining a large gray auricular patch and matching the same buff tone on underparts. Upperparts more contrasting than in SALS; well defined whitish/gray braces running down scaps with clean gray nape and wide gray median crown stripe. Poor representative images attached. Most birds were not very cooperative and stayed hidden, never really perching out in the open.

Technical information

Model

NIKON D500

Lens

300.0 mm f/4.0

ISO

800

Focal length

420 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

2727 pixels x 1818 pixels

Original file size

2.61 MB