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Around 12:30 I spotted an odd flycatcher in a field in the park south of my 

house in North Perry.  The field was mowed earlier this week and there is a 

lot of sticks and other things sticking up.  I noticed a largish pale 

flycatcher feeding out in the field.  the bird was perching on the broken 

off stems and was landing a foot or two off the ground.  It got my attention 

since there were no flycatchers hanging around my yard this summer other 

than great crested and pewee.  As stated before, the flycatcher seemed to be 

on the large empidonax size range.  It was fairly pale with a grayish back 

and whitish underparts.  The tail was fairly long and the wings appeared 

short giving it a slender appearance.  The wings were dark with pale 

wingbars.  It did have a complete, but indistinct eye ring.  The bill 

appeared long and slender for a flycatcher.  I was unable to see the 

underside of the bill as it perched low the whole time.  The distinct thing 

about it was the movement of its tail.  When it landed it slowly bobbed its 

tail downward like a phoebe.  It did not show any movement with its 
wings.

I watched it feeding and as people walked by it slowly moved 
further into 
the field and slowly to the east.  When I tried to follow it it 
flew across 
the driveway into some thicker brush.  I was able to observe it 
from a 
distance, but when a couple walked by with their dog it flew further 
east. 
It appeared to fly into the lower branches of a maple.  When I got a 
little 
closer I was unable to locate it.  I scanned the area for a while 
from a 
distance before moving in closer.  I was unable to locate the bird.  
I have 
searched the area for about an hour and a half with no further 
sightings.

When the bird first appeared it was in the southern end of the 
field west of 
my drive.  It is the only field at the park that has been 
brush-hogged.  It 
was as close as 15 feet away when I first observed it.  
Unfortunately there 
is a lot of people walking today and it flew off into 
the field further.  I 
had my camera I use for macro photography with me and 
once I knew what it 
was I couldn't get the camera ready quick enough for a 
photo.  Once it 
crossed east across the drive it remained partially 
obscured.  It was last 
observed at the east end of that 
field.

Lakeshore Reservation is located at the intersection of Lockwood 
Road and 
Antioch Road in North Perry.  If you want to try your luck take 
Route 20 to 
Antioch Road and then drive north to the park.  Once in the park 
go to the 
east parking lot and walk the trails west.  It could even be north 
of the 
east parking lot.  There are some brushy areas there.  I've checked 
without 
any luck.

There has been a lot of small bird migration over 
the last couple days.  I 
have seen numerous yellow warblers, orchard and 
Baltimore orioles, and a 
Canada warbler.   Yesterday I had a migrant eastern 
phoebe.  When I first 
saw this bird I thought phoebe.  After looking at its 
shape and color it was 
apparent that it was something different.


John Pogacnik4765 Lockwood RoadPerry, OH 44081                                          
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