Flycatcher, Ohio, USA (1 Viewer)

OhioHick

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• May 30, 2016

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I spotted this little guy while walking along our local nature trail, just south of Medina, Ohio. Flycatcher of some sort, just not sure of the specific type. Acadian? Yellow-bellied? Something else? Thanks!

 

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RJP

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• May 30, 2016

• #2

Moderate primary projection, very little eye ring - a Willow or Alder, which can only reliably be distinguished by song. Just BTW, wrong habitat for an Acadian and marginal for a Yellow-bellied, but good for Willow or Alder.

 

OhioHick

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• May 31, 2016

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RJP said:

Moderate primary projection, very little eye ring - a Willow or Alder, which can only reliably be distinguished by song. Just BTW, wrong habitat for an Acadian and marginal for a Yellow-bellied, but good for Willow or Alder.

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Thanks, Randy. Could you expand on the habitat differences?

 

RJP

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• May 31, 2016

• #4

Acadians normally stay high in the canopy, usually in a forest, or sometimes on the edge near water. Yellow-bellieds nest in Spruce forests and in migration are usually found in shady areas of forest or heavy growth - but lower than Acadians. Willows and Alders are typically in brushy habitats near water.

 

OhioHick

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• Jun 23, 2016

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FWIW, I spotted one of these little guys again this morning along the same stretch of the trail but I waited to see if he would sing and he did. Once I got home I found the songs for both the Willow and Alder Flycatchers on line. I'm pretty sure it was a Willow Flycatcher. Thanks for the hints!