ID flycatcher, South Padre Island, TX, USA (1 Viewer)

[River Girl]

I photographed this flycatcher this morning and the eyering being pointed at the rear of the eye seems quite distinctive. The only birds I find in my guide would be very out of range, although there were many migrants here today. Thank you

 

[Kratter]

That is odd. The rear projecting eyering is often a good mark for one of the Western Flycatchers (Cordillera or Pacific-slope), but the rest of the bird doesn't look anything close to either of those. It's probably an Alder Flycatcher with an abnormally proominent eyering or maybe the weird angle is over-emphasizing it.

Andy

 

[River Girl]

That is odd. The rear projecting eyering is often a good mark for one of the Western Flycatchers (Cordillera or Pacific-slope), but the rest of the bird doesn't look anything close to either of those. It's probably an Alder Flycatcher with an abnormally proominent eyering or maybe the weird angle is over-emphasizing it.

Andy

Thank you so much. Yes, photos of those western birds do show that pointed eyering but not in more likely ones.