Dave: This sounds like a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. In my experience, they are not noticeably smaller than other Empidonax. Tail bobbing is interesting - can't recall that from YBF. Phil Shelton, Wise. At 11:16 AM 9/30/02 -0400, you wrote: >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. > > >************************************************* > BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST > >This is a regional birding list sponsored by the >Bristol Bird Club to facilitate communications >between birders and bird clubs of Southwest Virginia >and Northeast Tennessee. It serves the Russell County >Bird Club, Herndon Chapter TOS, Greeneville TOS >Chapter, Blue Ridge Birders Club, Butternut Nature >Club, Buchanan County Bird Club, Bristol Bird Club, >Clinch Valley Bird Club and Cumberland Nature Club. >-------------------------------------------------- >You are subscribed to Bristol-Birds. >To post to this mailing list, simply send an email >to: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send >an email to bristol-birds-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >the one word 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. >-------------------------------------------------- > Wallace Coffey, Moderator > jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx > (423)764-3958 > l ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST This is a regional birding list sponsored by the Bristol Bird Club to facilitate communications between birders and bird clubs of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. It serves the Russell County Bird Club, Herndon Chapter TOS, Greeneville TOS Chapter, Blue Ridge Birders Club, Butternut Nature Club, Buchanan County Bird Club, Bristol Bird Club, Clinch Valley Bird Club and Cumberland Nature Club. -------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to Bristol-Birds. To post to this mailing list, simply send an email to: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send an email to bristol-birds-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the one word 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. -------------------------------------------------- Wallace Coffey, Moderator jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423)764-3958