No groans please!
I have been working hard on this ID. My
actual question is : I'm pretty sure this bird is of the
flycatcher group, but NONE of my area checklists(4) list any
flycatchers!! Should I go ahead and upload it as a (my best guess)
Western Wood Pewee to ebird?
He's about 6-7" length - dark brown
head,back, lighter gray neck, belly, underparts - dark,long, thin bill,
large head - no eyering, no wingbars that I can see - very short
tail with notch, dark brown.
He sits on a lower branch, flies
out to dry meadow , catches insects in midair or lands in the grass,
thens returns to same branch. No wagging of tail and the song/call
is "Pee-et,pee-et,pee-et ___
___ ___"
I am in Lake county, California which is in his range and also Hammond's flycatcher's range.
I recommend flycatcher ID 101 to all beginning birders to test their mettle- LOL!
All opinions, jackslaps and help are greatly appreciated Thank you, Marcialyn
.
A library doesn't need any windows- a library IS a window.
