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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Owen on May 30, 2014, 04:46:45 PM

Title: Confirm Acadian and Yellow-bellied Flycatchers????
Post by: Owen on May 30, 2014, 04:46:45 PM

Seen in the Glen Stewart Ravine on May 26.

Acadian:

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2929/14279096255_6e96df6aa5_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nKN6QK)Yellow-bellied Flycatcher? (https://flic.kr/p/nKN6QK) by Owen Strickland (https://www.flickr.com/people/95684480@N04/), on Flickr

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5532/14092486250_254c694722_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ntiFbS)Yellow-bellied Flycatcher? (https://flic.kr/p/ntiFbS) by Owen Strickland (https://www.flickr.com/people/95684480@N04/), on Flickr

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2902/14277053722_b9ffe6409b_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nKBCEE)Yellow-bellied Flycatcher? (https://flic.kr/p/nKBCEE) by Owen Strickland (https://www.flickr.com/people/95684480@N04/), on Flickr

Yellow-bellied:

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3792/14092485100_1f94844a5f_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ntiER3)Yellow-bellied Flycatcher? (https://flic.kr/p/ntiER3) by Owen Strickland (https://www.flickr.com/people/95684480@N04/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3823/14092448738_08389f2dcc_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ntiu37)Yellow-bellied Flycatcher? (https://flic.kr/p/ntiu37) by Owen Strickland (https://www.flickr.com/people/95684480@N04/), on Flickr

Thanks!

Title: Re: Confirm Acadian and Yellow-bellied Flycatchers????
Post by: Reuven_M on May 30, 2014, 05:33:29 PM

The second is a Yellow-bellied.
I wouldn't identify the first from those shots - empid ID is tough. Acadian does seem like the best bet with that big bill and long primary projection, but it is a pretty rare bird in our area.