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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: bobhawk on June 11, 2012, 04:16:18 PM

Title: willow flycatcher ?
Post by: bobhawk on June 11, 2012, 04:16:18 PM

This bird was seen on Elbowridge road in Estaire south of Sudbury. Is this a willow flycatcher?

Title: Re: willow flycatcher ?
Post by: gary yankech on June 11, 2012, 04:31:00 PM

Nice photo....Good guess, it is too hard to tell, at least for me. Too big I think to be a Least but, it could possibly be an Alder Flycatcher. With these, if you know your calls, it would really help. When in doubt I just label as Flycatcher sp.

Title: Re: willow flycatcher ?
Post by: thouc on June 11, 2012, 04:51:58 PM

Alder would be more likely considering the location. There have been no observations of Willow Flycatchers in the Sudbury area according to eBird, the closest is Manitoulin Island.

/Thomas

Title: Re: willow flycatcher ?
Post by: bobhawk on June 11, 2012, 06:57:31 PM

Thanks Thomas. I thought of an alder but I was thinking Willows were more common in Sudbury then Alders. Thanks for the heads up.

Title: Re: willow flycatcher ?
Post by: Pat Hodgson on June 12, 2012, 09:35:29 AM

It is actually perched on an alder!