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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Katy Penland" data-source="post: 150512" data-attributes="member: 1268">I would say Western based on the hint of white edging (in the right 3 photos) on the right side of the tail -- bird's right, camera left -- and the lighter throat and bib than Cassin's would have.  Cassin's head, throat and bib are the same color medium gray, making the white malar really pop.  With this bird all fluffed up and the tail in deep shadow, it's hard to be 100% sure but that would be my first impression.  I get Cassin's in our yard all the time (have a mating pair right now), fewer Westerns, and even from 100 yards withOUT binoculars, that white malar stripe of Cassin's against the darker gray is really noticeable.Again, as with all flycatchers, their calls are completely different.  When was your bird photographed?</blockquote>