Picture Of The Week 07-16-07

Hooded Warbler
(Wilsonia citrina)

Hooded Warbler (Female)

Where: Powhatan, VA • Powhatan Wildlife Management Area Notes: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" …especially when it is a spectacular specimen of one of our most striking woodland warblers. This five inch long Neotropical migrant was captured and studied in a mist nest as part of the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) program. MAPS is banding and collecting data on these and other local birds in a couple of locations around the Richmond, Virginia area. Part of over 500 stations in North America, it is coordinated by the Institute for Bird Populations (IBP). The birds are banded, measured, weighed and aged before being released by certified banders. Hooded Warblers are territorial so the same birds are often recaptured in the same location.

Equipment: Canon EOS D20 • Canon 100-400mm Zoom L Series Lens • 1.4X converter • Manfroto Tripod • 3' shutter release cable

Exposure: Shutter Speed = 1/400 second • Aperture = f 18.0 • Exposure Mode = Aperture Priority • Focus Mode: One Shot • Lens (Focal) Length = 680 mm (340 mm w/ 1.4X converter) • ISO = 800 • Aprox. Camera Distance = ~120 Feet • Date Shot: 06-25-06

©2007 Robert W. Schamerhorn. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication prohibited.

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