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Acadian Flycatcher?
Posted by MikeV
about 8 years ago
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At Barnes shortly before noon I had this empid, which I'm thinking is a yellowish-bellied Acadian. I got some cropped shots which show the bill, primary projection, and tail reasonably well. Any opinions would be appreciated.
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Hi Mike - Your empid looks like a “classic” Acadian to me. Field marks to compare with Yellow-bellied, the most likely confusion at this time of year: color of primaries (dusky instead of black); shape of head (peaked instead of rounded); bill (rather long for empid); throat (whitish); tail (straight instead of tapered near the body); eye ring (complete but not prominent nor "almond" shaped). Adults molt into basic plumage on their breeding grounds so in fall we can see them with a strong yellow wash on the underparts.
These are excellent diagnostic photos. Thanks very much for sharing.
I forgot to add that gray legs are an Acadian Flycatcher characteristic.
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