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Post by scfl47 on Jan 20, 2011 14:08:13 GMT -5
is he black chinned...? Attachments:
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Post by Joe M on Jan 21, 2011 10:04:52 GMT -5
Wish the picture was a bit sharper but no, it appears to be an adult male Ruby-throated.
Joe M.
Lakeland
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Post by scfl47 on Jan 21, 2011 11:50:33 GMT -5
how can you tell?
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Post by Joe M on Jan 21, 2011 12:09:07 GMT -5
Only working from the picture but:
Gorget is uniform in hue (no apparent bimarkation), Primary (P10) does not appear as broad or as blunt as one would expect. (that was the part of the image I was primarily interested in, and as mentioned its not sharp enough to confirm in my mind. Try for another picture of the little guy!
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Post by Steve Backes on Jan 24, 2011 22:55:11 GMT -5
I agree with Joe. I have a photo somewhere that shows the bimarkation that Joe mentions. I will try to post it when I find it. The photo shows a wide gray line along the bottom of the black gorget.
A black throat may indicate a Black-chinned but unless you can see the purple (or the bimarkation) it will take other field marks, especially the P10, to identify a Black-chinned. It's much easier to see the red of the Ruby-throated than to see the purple of the Black-chinned but the red of the Ruby-throated will still sometimes appear black, especially in photos.
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Post by Joe M on Jan 25, 2011 9:40:19 GMT -5
This photo shows the distinctive appearance of a Blacj-chinned (P10). (photo by Fred Bassett) Note the curve and the blunt apearance of the tip (also wider than a Ruby-throated). Have a photo of a Ruby for comparison is there is an interest. Joe Misiaszek Lakeland Attachments:
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Post by Joe M on Jan 25, 2011 9:46:32 GMT -5
Photo of a Ruby-throated's (P10),(curtesy of Fred Bassett), for comparison purposes. Joe Misiaszek Lakeland Attachments:
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