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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Katy Penland" data-source="post: 150516" data-attributes="member: 1268">Interesting you mentioned Couch's, Steve, because I had a similar fleeting thought for a couple reasons:  On last year's USFS survey, I could (and still do) swear I heard a Couch's kingbird singing (in NE Arizona), but it would have been so far out of range, and without sighting the bird, I never would have been believed.  Then, just four days ago, I had a way-out-of-range Dusky-capped Flycatcher in the YARD, for cryin' out loud, a county record I've just been told.  So range maps are probably about 4th on my list of priorities for IDing critters with wings.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  But in looking more closely at Bob's bird, the gray bib ruled out Couch's for me, plus what looks like faint white outer edges to the tail.</blockquote>