Flycatchers always dumbfound me - help please
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Flycatchers always dumbfound me - help please

Freddie

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As always, any help is most appreciated.

These first 2 are same bird just different lighting.
2019-06-23-136 by Gary Lane, on Flickr
2019-06-23-123 by Gary Lane, on Flickr

Different bird from above --- back & front.
2019-06-23-108 by Gary Lane, on Flickr
2019-06-23-106 by Gary Lane, on Flickr

Cheers, Gary
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Canoncan

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The Empidonax 4 i call them, Least, Willow, Alder, and Acadian are tough without hearing their call. Least i believe has the bolder eye ring. Both these birds show little to no eye ring. on the second bird wing bars are narrow and not white, leading me to believe its not an empidonax but a Eastern Pee Wee. The first has a broad tail and it is straight, and Least is narrow. I am going to only guess on the first one, that it is a Willow, but only a guess
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As you say, hard to identify, especially from a photo.
Probably a Willow FC, although it could be an E. Wood Pewee.
I see lots of trees in the background. Pewees often have a
longish body and tail, upright posture, some darkish dusting
on the breast on either side of the midline. Like a vest but
not nearly as dark and prominent as what you would see on
an Olive-sided FC. You would need to hear it calling.
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Haha, I like the first one with a huge eyebrow of the twig shadow :D  :D
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Freddie

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Thank you all for your replies & suggestions.

Cheers, Gary
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