ML324053431
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Observation details
The known bird that we chased. In Nov 2019, France Paulsen posted a photograph of an empid from a recent field trip to Corkscrew; which Vince McGrath had identified it as a Least Flycatcher. I questioned the ID to the "Florida Birding and Rarities" Facebook group, but it generated almost no discussion, and nobody followed up with a visit. Fast-forward two months, and John Groskopf sees another photograph of this bird (mis)identified as a Least Flycatcher and questions the ID to the same Facebook group. This post generated much discussion and visits by many, with the consensus being Hammond's Flycatcher based on the primary extension, plumage, and voice (not necessarily in that order). When I first saw France's photograph, I thought Hammond's Flycatcher based on the plumage. Alex Lamoreaux states that this bird is a Hammond's Flycatcher despite the mostly pale bill, based on the long primary extension and the primary spacing. Val and Don heard the flycatcher utter single-note, high-pitched calls. A journalist and photographer (the latter the son of renowned Alaska ornithologist, George West!) were on the boardwalk at our arrival, and we ended up being interviewed by them for an article published the next day in the Naples News. True to form -- especially with an empid -- I hedged my bet on the identification...
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- Original file size
- 202.83 MB