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Species Northern Parula Date(s) 6 Sept. 1973
Location at mile 14.7 on Mines Rd. s. of Livermore
County Alameda State Calif Elevation
Observer Van Remsen Number of birds
Time of Day 1245 Light conditions good sunlight
Distance to bird 30-40' Optical equipment 10x50 binocs
Length of time observed 10 minutes,
Sex male Plumage (e.g. Breeding) breeding
Overall appearance and relative size: a small, short-tailed warbler
Bill: warbler shape, dark
Crown and forehead: blue-gray
Nape: blue-gray
Face: blue-gray with partial white eye-ring
Eye: dark
Throat: bright lemon yellow sharply delineated from face color
Breast and sides: bright lemon yellow
Belly and flanks: white, sharply demarcated from yellow breast
Undertail coverts: white
Back: blue-gray with triangular greenish spot in center
Wings: dark blue-gray with 2 white wing bars
Underwings: Not observed
Rump: Not observed
Uppertail coverts: Not observed