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[PragerBirds]

Hi All,

I have about a bazillion pictures of Empidonax flycatchers from a couple of days of birding in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Trying to decide what to do with them. Should I just label them with their Genus and call it good? I have a little bit of audio that I took and have a Willow for sure, but other than that, I feel like I'd be guessing without the sound.

Is that right? Or is there some secret trick that I don't know about?
Thanks!

[Liam]

Post a few here. There are some folks here (namely Kryptos) who can ID Empids straight off of primary projection.

[PragerBirds]

Cool. Thanks, Liam. That would be great. I'm looking for an Alder for a lifer, but to me, there are about six pictures that could be it. I'll post them up sometime this afternoon!

[BarnSwallow]

I pretty much pretend that empids don't exist. Just look right past them. Life is easier that way.