Posted by Luke Ormand on August 16, 2009 at 11:38 AM
I think it's a flycatcher or eastern phoebe. . . always get them confused and don't have my guidebooks. Thanks in advance (sorry for the woeful underexposure resulting in this grainy image)
- Luke
Posted by Richard Ditch on August 16, 2009 at 1:28 PM
A phoebe is a flycatcher.
I think this is a different flycatcher, though: an Eastern Wood-Pewee.
Posted by Luke Ormand on August 16, 2009 at 1:39 PM
Thanks for the insight :-). After I had posted this I remembered that it made a "Pe-wee" call and was trying to recall if the Eastern Pewee was the right name - so I think it's safe to say you hit this nail on the head - thanks.
- Luke
Posted by Jim DeWitt on August 16, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Ordinarily I'd agree with Richard, and I admit I don't get to see many Eastern Phoebes, but I'd expect an Eastern to have an all-black bill. Does a juvenile Eastern Phoebe sport a black bill?
Posted by Richard Ditch on August 17, 2009 at 12:04 AM
Jim:
Check out Ted Floyd's Smithsonian photo guide, page 289.
Eastern Wood-Pewee Adult:
Larger and longer-winged that Empidonax flycatchers. Bill extensively orage below (Western Wood-Pewee darker); wingbars whitish on adult, buf on juvenile.
Eastern Phoebe has an all dark bill.
The same bill differences show in the photos in Brinkley's photo guide from NWF as well.
Posted by Jim DeWitt on August 17, 2009 at 12:40 AM
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I think this is a different flycatcher, though: an Eastern Wood-Pewee.
- Luke
Check out Ted Floyd's Smithsonian photo guide, page 289.
Eastern Wood-Pewee Adult:
Eastern Phoebe has an all dark bill.
The same bill differences show in the photos in Brinkley's photo guide from NWF as well.