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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: thouc on June 22, 2014, 10:17:12 PM

Title: Willow Flycatcher singing after dark?
Post by: thouc on June 22, 2014, 10:17:12 PM

I heard several birds singing just after dark (9:45 pm). They sounded like Willow Flycatchers, do they sing after dark, or is there something else that sounds similar?

/Thomas

Title: Re: Willow Flycatcher singing after dark?
Post by: John on June 23, 2014, 09:16:46 AM

The Birds of North America account states: "[Willow Flycatchers] often have a singing bout beginning after sunset and continuing for about 40 min (McCabe 1951, Weydemeyer 1973)."

Title: Re: Willow Flycatcher singing after dark?
Post by: thouc on June 23, 2014, 11:06:14 AM

Thanks, then it was Willow Flycatcher. I didn't know they sang after sunset.

/Thomas