ML407020171
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Media notes
Audible at 2 sec and 10 sec.
Observation details
Heard giving persistent, plaintive "weeer" call, descending and melancholic many times. Actively flycatching mid to upper canopy, but disappearing and going silent for periods of several minutes. (29.572444,-94.386694) Somewhat slender Myiarchus, bright citrus belly with gray breast and throat. Darker brownish crown. Dark brownish tail with some rufous, though not as bright as one might expect for a Ash-throated. Smallish (narrow) bill appeared dark at the base (not obviously flesh-colored). Much smaller and slimmer than a Great Crested (or Brown-crested) Flycatcher. Call should eliminate Ash-throated (as well as other US Myiarchus). Appears to be the first record of this species for the Upper Texas Coast, and the Easternmost record of this species in Texas to date. One of few (but increasing) records in Texas away from the LRGV and Trans-Pecos. First Galveston Co. record. Immediately recognized the call from my years spent birding the sky islands of SW NM and SE AZ, though the location really threw me. Fortunately was able to get eyes on the bird to confirm I wasn't going crazy. Unsure of subspecies, though that can hopefully be confirmed through photos (if it sticks around). Given the timing of this record, I would probably lean towards 'lawrenceii' as this is the ssp. typically encountered in the LRGV in the winter.
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