Bird ID, Wagon Wheel Gap, CO, USA (1 Viewer)

RCHines

Well-known member

• Jul 24, 2014

• #1

My brother and I were hiking back up into the Rio Grande National Forrest. Of course, while I had my camera out I didn't see anything, but when it as in the pack, the Steller Jay's, Flicker's and every other manner of birds was out. So back deep up a creek I see this guy and it poses for me, but my camera decides it doesn't want to focus well and so my two "best" pictures are still "meh."

I don't have a clue what it is to be honest. Maybe a vireo or a warbler of some sort? It was very small and had a single note chirp it kept repeating. Thanks for your help!

 

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rkj

Well-known member

• Jul 24, 2014

• #2

It is an Empidonax flycatcher, and in Colorado, with that much yellow below, probably a Cordilleran Flycatcher.

 

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armadillo

Member

• Jul 25, 2014

• #3

Flycatcher

The teardrop looking white eyelid of the bird in the 2nd picture almost led me to Pacific Slope Flycatcher, however I tend to agree with the Cordellian guess of the previous post after I read this
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/cordilleran_flycatcher/id

 

Tiraya

San Diego CA

• Jul 25, 2014

• #4

Pretty sure Pacific-slope is out of range there. "Western" flycatcher was my first impression due to yellowish hint, size, bill, eye teardrop and impression of a wider bird.

It's 99.99% going to be Cordilleran in this context. Probably 100%

 

chris butterworth

aka The Person Named Above

• Jul 25, 2014

• #5

Another for Cordilleran.

 

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birder4eva

Active member

• Jul 25, 2014

• #6

some kind of flycatcher

 

ovenbird43

Well-known member

• Jul 26, 2014

• #7

agree, Cordilleran Flycatcher

 

RCHines

Well-known member

• Jul 26, 2014

• #8

Thanks everyone! I agree with that as well having looked them up. Saw another one today and got a better photo

 

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