Birders,

Yesterday, on the Cincinnati birds sightings page, Jason and Neill Cade
reported an Empid sp. that they "couldn't nail down an ID" (can't blame
'em!). The bird was reported on the Silver Creek property at Mitchell
Memorial Forest in Cleves. If this bird really is an Empid, then there is a
high probability that it is a Dusky, Gray, Pacific Slope/Cordilleran, or
Hammond's Flycatcher. There was a strong western front that moved in with
the current storm, making one of these western species all the more likely!

I've been emailing the Cades to get more info on the bird and its location,
but haven't heard back yet. I'll keep you updated. I *HIGHLY ENCOURAGE*
anyone to go photograph this bird! We may have a first state record on our
hands, if not a MEGA rarity.


Good birding,

Sean



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Sean Williams, '11
Undergraduate of Ornithology of Dr. Jed Burtt
Ohio Wesleyan University
HWCC 724
Delaware, OH 43015
617-470-4094

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