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ID Help - Empidonax Flycatcher

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Posted by Jim DeWitt on May 9, 2017 at 10:11 AM
ID Help - Empidonax Flycatcher
Emps are hard. This bird was photographed Sunday at Centennial Marsh, Camas Prairie, Idaho. He was hunting bugs pretty low down - 3-6 feet from the ground. I'm inclined to a Least Flycatcher, but others have suggested a Western Wood-Pewee. No vocalizations. No obvious behaviors (tail-twitching, or example). 

Thanks in advance.
Posted by Matt Shellenberg on May 9, 2017 at 12:39 PM
Hi JIm,

The bill size seems more like a pewee. These flycatchers are tough.
Posted by Richard Ditch on May 9, 2017 at 5:57 PM
I'm voting for Western Wood-Pewee. The "Fat" look to this bird seems off for an empid.