flycatcher in SE Idaho (1 Viewer)

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rudeeric

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• May 22, 2018

• #1

I would appreciate help identifying this flycatcher. I was trying to photograph a lazuli bunting and this bird flew into my line of sight. I managed to get a couple of shots before it took off. This is in an area of sagebrush, juniper, and chokecherry, about 50 yards from a stream. (This is on the West Fork Mink Creek Trail near Pocatello, ID.) The photo was taken about 11 AM on May 19, 2018. Thanks!

 

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KenM

Well-known member

• May 22, 2018

• #2

The overall yellowish tint, short pp and slightly pointy eye-ring might suggest Cordilleran Flycatcher as a contender?

Cheers

 

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rudeeric

Member

• May 22, 2018

• #3

Cordilleran is what I was thinking, but I had never seen one before.

 

KenM

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• May 22, 2018

• #4

rudeeric said:

Cordilleran is what I was thinking, but I had never seen one before.

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There's always a first time for all of us. :t:

 

KC Foggin

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• May 22, 2018

• #5

All my google searches seem to say Cordilleran Flycatcher

 

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tom baxter

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• May 23, 2018

• #6

Definitely Cordilleran, though only distinguishable from Pacific-sloped by range.