On November 28, I saw a flycatcher that I finally decided had to be an
eastern phoebe. I entered it in my Feeder Watch Project log, and they
questioned that. It was phoebe size, but I would defer to someone more
knowledgeable.
Bea Delpapa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Williams" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 10:52 AM
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Special RBA: Empid sp.!!!
> 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
>
>
>
> ---
> 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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