[bristol-birds] ID help
- From: "Dave Worley" <trooper@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 11:16:36 -0400
Sunday I had a bird bobbing its tail, that at distant glance I thought was a
Phoebe. But when it flew closer I saw 2 bold wing bars and some yellow wash
on its olive back. I then thought flycatcher. When it turned around, it
was yellow from throat to tail. It appeared to be larger than most
flycatchers, but not as large as a Phoebe.
After looking at every possible bird I could come up with, I can not call
it. I think it was too large to be a yellow-bellied flycatcher, though that
was my first choice by field marks. According to field guides the
yellow-bellied is smaller than all flycatchers, except Least.
I know it is hard to judge size when nothing is there to compare.
What do you think or suggest?
Dave Worley
Rosedale, Va.
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