ML79189151

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

I finally caught up with one of these that were reported during the CBC. One was seen in bittersweet vines in front of the large house with the turret-looking deck. I noted the large build for sparrow and the deep rufous rump. (It was facing away.) It flew into a tall juniper on the shore side of the trail and I watched its movements inside it, picking up different details, as well as a second FOSP. Yellowish lower bill, dark wedge-shaped reddish spots forming streaks on breast and flanks, grayish head with red markings. Crisp markings and overall reddish complexion. I waited for the birds to come into the open for some shots, got distracted by a RAZO fairly close to shore, and when I turned back saw the birds fly off and there were three together. At the end of this visit I was lucky to see one of them again near the Perkins Cove end of the trail, although distantly.

Technical information

Model

NIKON D7100

ISO

200

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

1/320 sec

Dimensions

1693 pixels x 1305 pixels

Original file size

1.45 MB