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Flycatcher from Bill Baggs State Park November 2nd.
Posted by Larry Manfredi
about 8 years ago
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I was looking at Joseph Montes de Oca photo of the flycatcher that he took a picture of from Bill Baggs State Park on November 2nd.. I wish that we could have seen a shot of the front of the bird. With out seeing the front, I wonder if this could be a La Sagras Flycatcher. Joseph, can you give directions on where you saw the flycatcher? I have posted a photo of a La Sagra's Flycatcher perched at a similar angle to one of your photos. They sure look a lot a like. I have seen dozens of La Sagra's Flycatchers, Joseph's photo sure could be one.
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Larry, what about the bright white edging to the tertials? John Boyd mentioned this a few days ago; all of my field guides show this as a good field mark for Great Crested.
I discussed this with John this morning. That is why I included a photo of a La Sagra's Flycatcher from Bill Baggs that has a similar amount of white on the tertials.
The other thing I noticed on Joseph's bird, is the very short primary projection which La Sagra's Flycatchers have.
Hello Larry, this bird was seen in an area that is marked only for park staff and I'm sorry to admit that I couldn't help wandering under a sign to try to get a shot of a hawk that I ended up not being able to ID. This trail has an entrance just south of where the bicycle rentals are on the southern part of the park. The trail follows some power lines and eventually you reach a clearing to the right that is fenced off. At this point the trail continues to the left where eventually there is an opening to the right (goes about 20 yards out forming a T with the rest of the trail) and there is a large tree on one side of this intersection. This is where I saw the flycatcher in question. Not sure if park officials would maybe let you pass with permission since I know the park is very accommodating to birders. I gave this information to a couple of other birders through flickr as they also saw my previous post about the flycatcher on November 2nd and suspected it could be a La Sagra's. The trail continues on more or less straight until you reach another trail.
The trail that Joseph describes is a restricted area and is not open to the public. There are signs in place stating this.
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