Date: 4/18/24 4:09 pm From: Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...> Subject: Re: [SFBirds] McLaren park Hammond's Flycatcher
Hi Alvaro,
AGreed that flycatcher looks good for Hammond's.
Dominik
On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 3:30 PM Alvaro Jaramillo via groups.io <chucao=
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> I went to the checklist to see the photos of the oriole, but the
> flycatcher caught my eye. The structure, coloration and those long
> primaries look great for a Hammond’s Flycatcher to me, not a Western. Maybe
> someone can check it out.
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> https://ebird.org/checklist/S169202341 >
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> Alvaro
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> Alvaro Jaramillo
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> *From:* <SFBirds...> <SFBirds...> *On Behalf Of *Peter Pyle
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 18, 2024 1:45 PM
> *To:* <SFBirds...>
> *Subject:* Re: [SFBirds] Adult male Baltimore Oriole (?) at McLaren Park
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> Based on Kevin Liberg's photos of the upper wing:
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S169202341 >
> ...I'm not 100% sure but think Al (below) is correct that this is may be
> an adult and therefore a female, rather than an SY male. I had thought the
> pattern to the tail may not be usual in adult females, even those with
> mostly male-like body plumage, but the apparent lack of contrast between
> brown and black feathers among wing coverts and tertials would point to an
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> I'll be checking for more photos to help confirm this. Better photos of
> the open tail would be very instructive.
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> Cheers, Peter
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> On 4/17/2024 10:31 AM, Alvaro Jaramillo via groups.io wrote:
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> That Baltimore Oriole looks interesting. First of all the coloration
> is dull, not the bright orange you would expect. Also the tail looks mainly
> yellowish-green, not the black and orange you would expect. It is possible
> that this is actually a male like female. Female Baltimore Orioles are
> super variable, unlike female Bullock’s, and some are male like. According
> to Nancy Flood who studied the species, she told me that every so often a
> female with male characters would be around and that they would sing. The
> telltale clue seemed to be the non black and orange tail. So keep this in
> mind. I guess it could also be a young male, but usually they look a bit
> more patchy than this in first spring.
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> Regards
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> Alvaro
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> Alvaro Jaramillo
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> *From:* <SFBirds...> <SFBirds...> <SFBirds...> *On
> Behalf Of *Daniel Scali
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 17, 2024 10:17 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: [SFBirds] Adult male Baltimore Oriole (?) at McLaren Park
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> eBird list with photos: https://ebird.org/checklist/S169049628 >
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