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 > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at > www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]