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Posted 21 September 2012 - 01:26 AM
Wichita Falls TX Today. This one really has me stumped. Doesn't match anything I can find in Sibley's. Using Whatbird search function it shows maybe MacGillivray's Warbler.
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Posted 21 September 2012 - 01:28 AM
looks like a great crested flycatcher to me
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Posted 21 September 2012 - 01:35 AM
It's a Myiarchus flycatcher for sure. Pretty sure it's an immature Great-crested with that broad, white edge to the inner tertial feathers and extensive yellow below.
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Posted 21 September 2012 - 01:37 AM
I think you might be right. Now I see the rufous on the wings. The very rounded head threw me off. I really didn't think it matched a warbler size or shape.
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Posted 21 September 2012 - 01:38 AM
I think you might be right. Now I see the rufous on the wings. The very rounded head threw me off. I really didn't think it matched a warbler size or shape.
Yes, it should have been quite a bit larger than a warbler. These guys often lack their name-sake crest when they are younger.
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Posted 21 September 2012 - 01:51 AM
Otherwise they should be called the Not-so-great Crested Flycatcher. 
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Posted 21 September 2012 - 02:20 PM
Aha, but they're not Great-crested Flycatchers, but Great Crested Flycatcher. 'Great' describes the bird's size, not the crest.
Either way, I reckon this counts as a Not-so-great Crested Flycatcher, since it's a widdle immature.
Either way, I reckon this counts as a Not-so-great Crested Flycatcher, since it's a widdle immature.
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Posted 21 September 2012 - 02:43 PM
Aha, but they're not Great-crested Flycatchers, but Great Crested Flycatcher. 'Great' describes the bird's size, not the crest.
Either way, I reckon this counts as a Not-so-great Crested Flycatcher, since it's a widdle immature.
I'm not sure if I ever noticed that distinction in their name. Makes sense!
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Posted 21 September 2012 - 02:50 PM
So it's a Not-So-Great Not-So-Crested flycatcher!
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Posted 21 September 2012 - 05:30 PM
So it's a Not-So-Great Not-So-Crested flycatcher!
To go along with all the birds that are named "Common" that really are uncommon!
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