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Amazing find by Josh Heiser and the Garrett/Western MD/WVA crew. Happened to be caravaning down church Creek Road on the way to the rough legged hawk when I saw a bunch of birders pulled over—immediately swerved into the shoulder, because I assumed they saw the hawk… Only to learn I had pulled up next to a Western Kingbird! Tyrannus flycatcher, lemon yellow body, gray head (not particularly light) descending toward breast. White under-eye patch blurrily blending toward lighter gray chest. Distinctive white edge of outer tail feathers. Photos. Recording of it pipping/squeaking. Behaviorally, it was flycatching when we arrived and flew back and forth across the road, favoring the power lines but also in the trees across the road. Got a grasshopper and ate it, remained still for a while, then flew off toward phrags in field here (38.5437221, -76.0788789). Later refound on power line at same spot as this list.
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