ML78664621

Age and sex

Adult Male - X

Media notes

Courtesy of Jageshwar Benimadho. Heavily cropped

Observation details

Found on 12/17/17 by R. Fanning during Xmas Bird Count. Had also been seen earlier this day 12/18 by others. I was alone and away from all other birders when I heard chip calls and observed a small bird moving along the ground. Initial glimpse was of an olive-backed warbler-sized bird with bright yellow underparts. The individual then hopped up onto a dead snag about 60 feet off, jumped about and chipped agitatedly for at least 30 seconds, allowing a much better look: bright grayish rounded head and throat, prominent white arcs above and below eye. The back color in full sunlight was almost limey-green (slightly reminiscent of fall plumage Chestnut-sided), and the yellow below was extremely bright. The individual was slightly larger than a typical Parulidae, with more heft to the body. The bird remained in view off and on for about 5--8 minutes. Photos courtesy of Jageshwar Benimadho, who snapped them while standing on my immediate right.

Technical information

Model

NIKON D810

ISO

640

Focal length

500 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

980 pixels x 676 pixels

Original file size

298.9 KB