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Re: Re: Empid question

Hi all,

I went out again before dinner and got a scope view of my Empid.  I saw that
his bill was black on the top and orangish on the bottom, which would make
him a Willow Flycatcher, which is a year bird and a lifer for me in Utah.

After dinner, Jill and I went out to look at him and we again got him in the
scope and we are 100% certain that he's a Willow.

Nicky Davis sent me a link to pictures of Willow Flycatchers which helped to
nail down the identification.  What a sweet little bird...

Good birding,
Richard


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Wood" <rwoodphd@msn.com>
To: <birdtalk@utahbirds.org>

Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: Empid question


Hi all,

I saw my Empid again.  On closer examination, he had a longer bill than
most, was rather brownish on top, an dhis eyering wasn't all that
distinct.  I'm now leaning towards an Alder or a Willow Flycatcher, with
a Willow being the more likely of the two (based upon field maps).


Good birding,
Richard


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Richard Wood
  To: birdtalk@utahbirds.org
  Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 3:11 PM
  Subject: Empid question


Hi all,

  Our back yard here in Hyrum is, for all intents and purposes, a swamp.
 That being siad, after I saw the two Lazuli Buntings from the porch, I
decided to go out back and check the area out.  While I was out there, I
saw, perched on a piece of brush above the water, an Empid.  However, I
can't decide which one it was.  He had a fiarly long tail for his size
(he was rather small),  had a distinct eyering and nice wingbars.  I was
leaning toward either a Cordilleran or a Dusky.

  The question is which one of these (or other Empids) would like swampy
areas?

  Good birding,
  Richard



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