Keywords:Clay-colored Sparrow, Magee Marsh State Wildlife Area, Ohio, Spizella pallida, bird, marsh, spring migration, wetland
Photo Info
Dimensions5400 x 3600
Original file size10.6 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken6-May-15 19:27
Date modified18-Feb-19 12:50
Shooting Conditions
Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D810
Focal length850 mm
Focal length (35mm)850 mm
Max lens aperturef/5.7
Exposure1/2500 at f/5.6
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 400
Metering modePattern
Digital zoom1x
Sparrow_Clay-Colored_JF90981
This fellow was a life bird. I'd never even heard of a Clay-colored Sparrow. Their spring migration avoids Virginia and usually Ohio too. Their winter migration may bring them to coastal Virginia in small numbers. But I had never seen one.
Apparently they prefer brushy and scrubby habitats, which may explain why he was at the edge of a narrow scrubby area between Lake Erie and the marsh and not in the more forested habitats of the area.
