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second bird, a flycatcher, from Santa Fe, New Mexico (1 Viewer)

djleahy

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This one was at least polite enough to pose for me a bit. This willingness to pose appears to be the single most redeeming feature for flycatchers. However, he countered this small favor with inscrutability.
 

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It's a member of the "Western Flycatcher" group; probably a Cordilleran Flycatcher based on where you are.
 
It's a member of the "Western Flycatcher" group; probably a Cordilleran Flycatcher based on where you are.

Thanks, Joe! I was leaning this way. Next time I'll be bold enough to give my guess. I haven't seen the Pacific-Slope version of this guy in about 1000 times as much time spent on the trail in California! I guess I'm not walking in the right places there.
 
Pacific-slope Flycatchers should be fairly common breeders around Portola Valley. Look for them in along shady streams and listen for their rising "slurpeeeee" call-notes.
 
I second the second bird! Very yellowish underneath, unlike the empids I've seen....
 
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