Ash-throated Flycatcher - Allison Matlock
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Location

stakeout Ash-throated Flycatcher, Trexler/Swallow Tail Rd., Breinigsville (2019)
Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 40.53961, -75.644378
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Behaviors
Foraging or eating

Observation details

Finally! Continuing individual and lifer! Total of over ten hours have been spent searching for this little guy by me, and I'm glad I got to finally see it! Just as I was losing hope of seeing it today, at 3:24 PM a bird that immediately caught my eye flew in and landed by the edge of the retention basin. I alerted Todd Fellenbaum who was also searching and he and I confirmed it was the flycatcher. We went over and the flycatcher suprisingly cooperated very well and put on quite a show! Constantly caught insects and re-perched back on the fencing surrounding the retention basin completely out in the open. Great photo op! At one point, the flycatcher caught a wasp and sat for a minute with it in its mouth for great pictures. The bird was visible for a total of nine minutes before a Northern Mockingbird suddenly showed up and chased it off. I couldn't relocate it.

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