ML80151561

Age and sex

Adult, Unknown sex - X

Media notes

Continuing Gray Catbird at Anisq'Oyo' Pak in Isla Vista, Santa Barbara County, CA

Observation details

Continuing. I very quickly found this bird in the channel next to the footbridge where it was moving around in the bulrushes, down to the bottom of the channel, and eventually, it flew up to the rail fence surrounding the grassy area above. It was really just dumb luck that I found it so easy and in plain view. It was similar in size to a Mockingbird but with a shorter tail. It was entirely dark gray in color but it had a contrasting black cap, a slightly curved black bill, and the tail was a darker gray. It had a beady black eye. The under tail coverts were chestnut color. Legs and feet were blackish. I found it to be somewhat slow moving and deliberate in its actions except when it would fly off which was rather quick. I watched it forage in the bed of the channel and eat something at one point. I did not hear it vocalize, although others have. Photos

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

ISO

3200

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/8.0

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

2000 pixels x 1333 pixels

Original file size

1.58 MB