Hi, All!
I thought I'd weigh in on the mystery "flycatcher" photo that was just
circulated. It's good to ask, and don't worry about affronting anyone.
Birding should be fun, not divisive. I don't know where you were birding,
but I think this is a Bell's Vireo. It could be a different vireo, but I'm
inclined to say not given the notable but muted supercilium + auricular and
contrast between gray head and green body. Either way, it's definitely a
vireo and hence does "catch" flies, if a bit differently than an
Empidonax. Thanks for the nice photos.
-Amber
Denver, CO
On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 6:31 PM, Marilyn Turnage <marilynturnage@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
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*From:* Monte <monte.phillips@xxxxxxxxx>
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*Sent:* Sunday, April 19, 2015 6:00 PM
*Subject:* [texbirds] Flycatcher? or?
Quintana gave us this today. At the risk of affronting certain members
I would like it if someone could ID this for us. I am pretty certain by
bill that it is a flycatcher, but cannot call the specific. The white
eyebrow/mustache just doesn't fit, for even a gnatchatcher. The only
thing in Kaufman's is a Gray flycatcher, but they don't belong here.
Sorry for the pictures it gave only a quick look and never emerged
completely from the underbrush.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t7BPQIpwQKw/VTQwUPAeIOI/AAAAAAAAGEk/ZVKfMnDKx3M/s800/IMG_1848.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LMoD9pkpPn8/VTQwUrdqOVI/AAAAAAAAGEo/kqFynGS-S3U/s800/IMG_1849.jpg
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