ML74716411

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Found by Kris Purdy on 6/10. Warbler-sized, slightly larger and bulkier than Yellow Warbler, with bright rich golden-yellow head, back, upper breast (also belly?), black eye, gray wings; white on underside of tail (not sure I saw top) and under tail coverts with blackish subterminal band on underside; tail slightly emarginated when folded, but not forked. Bill noticeably long, thicker at base than most warblers, narrowing to sharp tip. Song NOT the sweet-sweet-sweet-I'm-so-sweet of YWAR, but a with a ringing quality, rising at the end, with a SEEYA. Call note heard once for about 30 sec, in which time it gave the call repeatedly was lower pitched and "thicker" than the rich sharp chip of a YWAR. Bird spent a fair amount of time perched out in the open on the end of snags.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 60D

Lens

EF-S18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

ISO

2000

Focal length

200 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/60 sec

Dimensions

1824 pixels x 1216 pixels

Original file size

704.41 KB