[texbirds] Re: South Llano River SP - Help w/ hummingbird & gnatcatcher ID (photos)
- From: Bryan Tarbox <gme_btarbox@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tex birds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 19:01:20 -0700 (PDT)
I've been told Blue-gray Gnatcatcher missing all but two tail feathers (what I
suspected), and male Black-chinned Hummingbird in worn plumage (had no clue,
but sounds about right - could never really see the gorget color, though I
thought it looked more reddish than purple, but who knows, as I said, terrible
lighting). Think that's settled.
Bryan TarboxTomball, TX
--- On Fri, 6/8/12, Bryan Tarbox <gme_btarbox@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Bryan Tarbox <gme_btarbox@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [texbirds] South Llano River SP - Help w/ hummingbird & gnatcatcher ID
(photos)
To: "tex birds" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, June 8, 2012, 8:07 PM
Birded South Llano River State Park today and ran into a couple of birds that
we were uncertain about. The first is a gnatcatcher, that I assume is probably
just some weird Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (juvenile?). The undertail was entirely
black, but I feel like it's missing some feathers or something. The tail didn't
have a full appearance, and doesn't really match the patterning of a
Black-tailed, either. In fact, there's almost no pattern at all, just sheer
black (which is not just backlighting, the appearance in the photos is true to
life). It appears to have a bit of an eye ring and be a little too blue for a
Black-tailed, imo, but I'm not particularly familiar with them, to be honest
(just going off Sibley's). I don't really know what to make of the broad vs.
narrow white tertial edges that they mention in Sibley's, either. The photos
aren't particularly good
for that field mark.
http://www.pbase.com/disx0d/image/143902630
http://www.pbase.com/disx0d/image/143902631
http://www.pbase.com/disx0d/image/143902632
The next is a hummingbird that seems like possibly a Calliope (apparent white
in the gorget), but can't really rule out any of the Selasphorus, either.
Obviously, it's very buffy/creamy, and in spots that seem weird (to me, at
least). The lighting was awful, so our looks (and my photos) were pretty bad.
Am I just way off and it's an Archilochus?
http://www.pbase.com/disx0d/image/143902633
http://www.pbase.com/disx0d/image/143902634
http://www.pbase.com/disx0d/image/143902635
http://www.pbase.com/disx0d/image/143902636
http://www.pbase.com/disx0d/image/143902637
http://www.pbase.com/disx0d/image/143902638
http://www.pbase.com/disx0d/image/143902639
Thanks,Bryan TarboxTomball, TX
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