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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bugmat" data-source="post: 3607958" data-attributes="member: 137018">Yellow-bellied elaenia is very rough-looking and has distinct white wing bars so I don't think it is one and at some point their crest is raised - I saw this fellow for about 2 minutes and I've never seen a  YBE not raise its crest if it's visible that long. Matter of fact the crest not being raised is usually the fleeing moment rather than vice versa. I've seen those many times. Not a small-billed either from what i have seen of them including very recently (see attached - a rare visitor) - those are very neat, and to be do have a smaller bill though not really distinctly smaller. It actually could be Lesser (also attached) which is a rare resident here. I didn't consider that because, like the Yellow-bellied it is very rough wrt jizz (though not as rough as the YBE). The LE I've seen just look scruffier overall but I've only seen a couple.</blockquote>