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Bay Area Bird Blog » New backyard bird: some kind of flycatcher
June
21st 2008
New backyard bird: some kind of flycatcher

Posted under local birds

Willow flycatcher photo by \"Muskrat\"

[This photo of a Willow Flycatcher is from someone online who calls himself “Muskrat”]

I swear I don’t know how people identify flycatchers.  I get a quick glimpse of a bird flitting through the trees, I go to my bird book and it looks like any of about 5 different flycatchers.  Another glimpse, another look at the book, no help.  And again.  And again.  So all I can say is, we have SOME kind of flycatcher visiting our yard regularly.  That’s a new one for us!  Very exciting.  I only wish I knew what the little fella was. (If I had to guess, I’d guess Hammond’s, but I wouldn’t bet heavily on it!).

33 Responses to “New backyard bird: some kind of flycatcher”

  1. John on 22 Jun 2008 at 7:14 am #

    I usually identify them by their call. Once they stop vocalizing, it gets pretty difficult. I haven’t mastered that yet myself.

  2. admin on 23 Jun 2008 at 9:22 am #

    John, the Sibley guide gives some info about flycatcher calls: such-and-such a kind does a dry “whit”, this other type does a high-pitched tee-tee-tee, or whatever. I actually did spend some time reading these and trying to match them to what I was hearing. But it’s hard to write a description of a sound, and actually convey the sound…or, rather, it’s hard for me to read a description of the sound, and compare it to a sound that I’m hearing. But thanks for the advice, I’ll pay less attention to the visuals next time and more to the sound, and see if that lets me make a definitive ID.

  3. elisabeth on 29 Apr 2013 at 12:04 pm #

    I have this species, if it is indeed the same, in a huge cactus in my yard most of the year. The males are an almost red peach color and gray. The red extends to the head in most cases. They are beautiful birds and make beautiful sounds. Right now is their matiing season.

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