Yellow-breasted Chat


New species #7 for 2023, Yellow-breasted Chat. Also: Cedar Waxwing and Common Merganser. Photos taken on Spanish Creek near Gansner Park, Quincy, CA

Yellow-breasted Chat. Photo quality somewhat hampered by shooting directly into the sun, but that couldn’t be helped. I adjusted my exposure to very high in order to get more than just a silhouette and it came out acceptable. Some post-production applied. This is a considerably uncommon bird for this specific area.
Cedar Waxwing. This is only the second time I’ve seen and photographed this bird here around Quincy.
Common Merganser