Hi Sam,
I canât claim to be an expert on flycatchers, but I did see quite a few
Ash-throated this spring in west Texas. None had any fork in the tail that I
noticed, and most/all had enough of a crest to quickly id them as flycatchers.
They are paler than Great Cresteds, but Sibley says, âbeware faded Great
Crestedâ, which I would assume would be the case in late summer when the
plumage is worn. Would be great to have an Ash-throated here, though, so hope
others confirm it and/or get a photo!
Karen
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Karen Etter Hale
Lake Mills, WI
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On Aug 13, 2017, at 9:52 PM, Samuel J. Krerowicz
<krerowiczs01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I birded some lesser known spots around Horicon this afternoon, and while
they were all pretty quiet, I did find what I'm reasonably certain was an
ash-throated flycatcher in the fields at the end of peachy road. It was a
large flycatcher, slightly smaller than a great-crested flycatcher, but
larger than an eastern phoebe with light grey-brown head and back with
slightly darker wings and tail. Tail had a slight rusty tinge to it with a
fairly deep fork, but nowhere near as forked as a scissor-tailed flycatcher
and it flicked its tail on occasion. The throat was a dirty white rather than
grey. I didn't see much of the front, but it appeared pretty pale all the way
down. The head was very round, much rounder than a grear-crested flycatcher,
but the beak had a similar length and heft in proportion to the head, maybe
slightly less chunky. I've never seen an ash-throated flycatcher before, so I
can't be certain that's what it was, but it was clearly not a great-crested
flycatcher.
Sam Krerowicz
Madison, WI
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