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Michael W
Thursday 9th October 2003, 20:21
Hello again,

Here's another one, taken in my yard on June 24, 2003. I have another picture if more help is needed (doubtful).

I hope you all are enjoying the mysteries!

Good luck! :t:
Michael
Cuckoo-shrike
Thursday 9th October 2003, 20:56
Hammond's Flycatcher?
logos
Thursday 9th October 2003, 21:02
Well I fully expect to need more help with this one!

However, I'll go for Mountain Bluebird initially.

Spud
Andrew Whitehouse
Thursday 9th October 2003, 21:26
I'm tempted to agree with Spud but hey - where's the fun in that. We may be in Washington State but I'm saying 'Eastern Kingbird'.
Michael W
Thursday 9th October 2003, 21:28
Here's the other picture - some of you might need it. o:D

I understand that the picture quality is not very good, and that's why I thought it might be a challange.

Keep guessing!
Michael
Andrew Whitehouse
Thursday 9th October 2003, 21:38
Did I say 'Eastern Kingbird'? I've not much of a clue really but I'm fairly sure it's a flycatcher. Could it be Western Wood Peewee?
logos
Thursday 9th October 2003, 22:55
Based on the assumption that you wouldn't dream of asking us to identify an empid on such views I'd have to say Western Wood-pewee

Spud
Grousemore
Thursday 9th October 2003, 23:03
What happened to the Mountain Bluebird,Spud!

I think he is quite capable,on recent evidence,of asking us to identify an 'empid' and so I will boldly go for Least Flycatcher.

(split infinitive an'all)
logos
Thursday 9th October 2003, 23:39
The Mountain Bluebird was an utterly shameful error of judgement Grousemore....it wont happen again....unless Michael W offers another mystery.

Spud
Michael Frankis
Thursday 9th October 2003, 23:43
WA's first record of Asian Brown Flycatcher . . . . ? :king:

No, I'll go for Hammond's too.

Went for Hammond's mainly because that is the only one given by Sibley as preferring tall conifer forest for a habitat, and this bird's in Ponderosa Pines.

Michael
Charles Harper
Thursday 9th October 2003, 23:47
Gray Flycatcher (I'm not going to see any more WWPs.)
Michael W
Thursday 9th October 2003, 23:58
Good job everyone! The correct answer is Western Wood-Pewee. I wouldn't make you identify an Empidonax flycatcher, although I realize why some of you might think that I would o:D . I understand that that would be almost impossible (unless I included voice :king: )

Michael
Charles Harper
Friday 10th October 2003, 00:53
Damn, those WWPs are everywhere!