tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20592715.post3430960995201041020..comments2024-02-15T21:37:21.431-08:00Comments on Los Farallones: Fall songbird bandingLos Faralloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826909037689543216noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20592715.post-81660003241955436582009-08-25T13:24:36.962-07:002009-08-25T13:24:36.962-07:00Hi!
An empid believed to be either a brightly-col...Hi!<br /><br />An empid believed to be either a brightly-coloured Pacific-slope or Yellow-bellied Flycatcher was captured at Rock Point Banding Station on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Hand-held photos and comments on measurements et cetera here.<br /><br />http://rockypointbirdobservatory.blogspot.com/<br /><br />My personal "feeling" is that it is a Pacific-slope, having seen a few such brightly-coloured individuals during fall over many years of observing birds here. The eye-ring shape, sharp demarcation of colour on the malar (i.e. not blending to throat as in Yellow-bellied), pronounced ragged crest, and tail length lead me to think so. The contrast of wing-bars and tertial edges is not convincing to me but the olive coloration seems to lead towards Yellow-bellied. However, I have seen "yellow" plumaged Pacific-slope that are more olive than normal.<br /><br />Example of "yellow/olive" Pacific-slope.<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuqui/2426955416<br /><br />I would appreciate your thoughts and comments on this individual. Perhaps you can join and leave them on the blogspot above.<br /><br />Thanks, <br />big birdwarblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511967590104982319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20592715.post-84130971849674471482007-10-30T10:44:00.000-07:002007-10-30T10:44:00.000-07:00Recently, The "Kitty Kat" full of SF Bay Whale Wat...Recently, The "Kitty Kat" full of SF Bay Whale Watching passengers slowed down near the Farallones so that an exhausted Red-winged Blackbird could hop aboard for a free ride to the mainland. I reported the story, with a link to Los Farallones on our blog at www.sfbaywhalewatching.blogspot.com Thanks for filling in the rest of the story from your vantage point. When we travel by the Farallones and see some of you working near the "Farallon Forest" it's hard to believe that you are collecting such important data - who knew?! Fascinating work!Kathleen Jacqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008086160851907096noreply@blogger.com