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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: nkwali on May 13, 2016, 04:12:38 PM

Title: A couple of unknowns
Post by: nkwali on May 13, 2016, 04:12:38 PM: Help greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7202/26961165656_e5b8f85918_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/H5t2eJ)unknown1 (https://flic.kr/p/H5t2eJ) by Nkwali (https://www.flickr.com/photos/42314489@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/26961168006_d1ccdd4969_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/H5t2Wf)unknown2 (https://flic.kr/p/H5t2Wf) by Nkwali (https://www.flickr.com/photos/42314489@N08/), on Flickr

I'm guessing Least Flycatcher on this one. The yellow and the long tail are causing me to question that...

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7512/26961162206_52d3e9309b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/H5t1df)Flycatcher (https://flic.kr/p/H5t1df) by Nkwali (https://www.flickr.com/photos/42314489@N08/), on Flickr
Title: Re: A couple of unknowns
Post by: Kevin H. on May 13, 2016, 04:34:31 PM: First is a female Black Throated blue warbler
Title: Re: A couple of unknowns
Post by: JW Mills on May 14, 2016, 12:14:05 PM: Agree with female Black-throated Blue.
The second is a Great-crested Flycatcher - gray breast, yellow belly, brownish wings and tail.
Title: Re: A couple of unknowns
Post by: thouc on May 14, 2016, 03:12:53 PM: The orange lower mandible and eye-ring doesn't fit with Great Crested. I believe it's an Empidonax, possibly an odd-looking Least.

/Thomas
Title: Re: A couple of unknowns
Post by: nkwali on May 16, 2016, 07:56:29 AM: Thanks. The Black-throated Blue was driving me nuts. And now I know why eBird has the category of Empidonax on the checklist. ;)