I disagree about lumping the Western. I put Cordilleran on my life list at
Crane Peak, Warner Mountains last June 2. Heard another one later that
morning
This is near where Hendrik got his, minutes from Adel.
Two weeks later l alternated drpdead perfect Pacslopes(vocalizations),
just like at my house in Manning, with undeniable Cordlerans as l drove
from the southern city limits of La Grande north through town to Hilgard
State Park then up the Grande Ronde River . I'll provide gps coordinates
when l get home. Two Cordillerans were on territory in Hilgard State Park,
easily audible above the noise of I-84. Lars
On Wed, May 15, 2019, 4:39 PM Hendrik Herlyn <hhactitis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My only "Western" Flycatcher sighting in Oregon that I can confidently
assign to Cordilleran comes from the Deep Creek canyon near Adel. I have a
few tentative Cordillerans from Malheur NWR and Fields from the time
shortly after the split, but those IDs may have been based on assumption
rather than fact - at the time, birds in far Eastern Oregon were considered
most likely Cordilleran by default. If there ever was a candidate for
relumping, it is the Western Flycatcher!
Happy Empid hunting
Hendrik
On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 4:02 PM Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
There have been a couple of silent Western-type flycatchers at HQ in
recent days. The refuge checklist just calls these Cordillerans but I’m
not sure there is really a basis for calling them anything unless they are
calling. I have heard obvious Pacslopes at Hart Mountain and exactly one
Cordilleran in Oregon, ever, by sound (Burnt River Canyon, Baker County).
What’s the current wisdom on these, er, species?
Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
Eugene, Oregon
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