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Flycatchers

Cuban Pewee - Playa Larga, CU One the way out of the Zapata Swamp National Park we stopped to look at a flycatcher that was hawking low to the ground. One of the first things I noticed was the crescent-shaped, eyering which is the positive indicator for this bird. This flycatcher is also found in the Bahamas and has several subspecies which live in Cuba. Michael W Klotz 2019 - www.TheBirdBlogger.com Picture
Cuban Pewee - Playa Larga, CU
Tropical Kingbird - Westham Island, BC There have been several Tropical Kingbirds that made it north to the Greater Vancouver area from parts unknow. They have a normal range that typically keeps these birds south of the Mexican border. These birds have a Wanderlust which is a German name for strong desire for travel. In particular years, these birds will travel north for the fall, usually along the Pacific coast all the way to southern Alaska seen here as light purple. Either way, it was a great addition to our year lists and Carli's life list. Michael W Klotz 2021 - www.TheBirdBlogger.com
Tropical Kingbird - Westham Island, BC
Eastern Kingbird - Oak Bluffs, MB Along the roadside outside of Winnipeg, a family of Eastern Kingbirds were hawking from a rural roadside bush. This young bird seem to be doing well catching his own meals only occasionally taking a spoon-feeding from mom and dad. Eastern Kingbirds can be found around most of North America, save the Southwestern States. This is the location for Western Kingbirds. The two are very dissimilar in their looks with the Westerns having a gray mantle and a yellow belly. Michael W Klotz 2021 - www.TheBirdBlogger.com
Eastern Kingbird - Oak Bluffs, MB
Western Wood-pewee - Sturgeon Slough, BC One of the easier Empid flycatchers to identify, the Western Wood-pewee has a distinctive call and has the gray
Western Wood-pewee - Sturgeon Slough, BC
Olive-side Flycatcher - Swaneset Bay Resort, BC During late migration, we get a flycatcher that likes the higher forested regions to raise their young. This bird was stopping over along PItt River at Swaneset Bay Resort. They have a very distinctive call that is sometimes described as
Olive-side Flycatcher - Swaneset Bay Resort, BC
Willow Flycatcher - Capilano Dam, BC This is one of those flycatchers that you need to catch calling to properly identify. This happens to be a Willow Flycatcher which happens to make a
Willow Flycatcher - Capilano Dam, BC
Eastern Wood-Pewee - Lake Barkley State Beach, KY I am from the west coast of North America and have always hear the Western version of this bird and understand that it's name is from the sound that it makes while in the forest. I was somewhat mystified as to why PEEWEE until I heard the eastern version. It is very clear that the Peewee vocal is the reason these birds are named as they are. This was taken at Lake Barkley State Beach on a wood pile just a the bottom of the forested hill. Michael W Klotz 2022 - www.TheBirdBlogger.com
Eastern Wood-Pewee - Lake Barkley State Beach, KY
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Eastern Kingbird - Hereford Ranch, WY
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Western Flycatcher - Hereford Ranch, Wyoming
Gray Kingbird - Varadero, CU One of the more common flycatchers on the Varadero peninsula the Gray Kingbirds and is also one of the most conspicuous. If there was ever one of them there was a pair, hawking from the tree tops. These birds are summer residents in Cuba making the rest of the Caribbean and the northern portion of South America as their winter grounds. Michael W Klotz 2019 - www.TheBirdBlogger.com Picture
Gray Kingbird - Varadero, CU
La Sangra's Flycatcher - Varadero, CU There are 13 different types of flycatchers on Cuba with one of them being a resident bird who is only found there and the surrounding islands including the Florida Keys. Long Key is where I saw my first La Sangra's in the mangroves. This bird was fly-catching off one of the resort fences just outside of the mangroves. Michael W Klotz 2019 - www.TheBirdBlogger.com Picture
La Sangra's Flycatcher - Varadero, CU
Western Wood-pewee - Meadow Lake, BC This vigilant flycatcher was sitting on eggs in a wooded area just off Meadow Lake, BC. The pair of birds were taking care of their territory with very little sound,. As a rule of thumb and part of ethical birding, it is important not to leave room so as not to disturb the bird off its nest. With my optical lens I was able to get a nice shot but not disturb this very good parent to be. Michael W Klotz 2019 - www.TheBirdBlogger.com Picture
Western Wood-pewee - Meadow Lake, BC
Least Flycatcher - Meadow Lake, BC For those people who aren't hard core birders this, along with several other small flycatchers are very hard to tell apart. The best way to tell is by the difference in voice. The onomatopoeic version of this Least Flycatcher voice is a quick
Least Flycatcher - Meadow Lake, BC
Say's Phoebe - Meadow Lake, BC Say's pheobe's are one of the quieter flycatchers I have found. They can usually be seen hawking from fence posts or from low objects near to the ground like rocks. In this a colonial log fence did the trick and the bird was moving back and forth collecting insects on the wing. He was there for at least two days but I never did see a mate. Michael W Klotz 2019 - www.TheBirdBlogger.com Picture
Say's Phoebe - Meadow Lake, BC
Ash-throated Flycatcher - Palos Verdes, CA One of our first stops in California on the way south was the South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes. This wonderful location in the middle of Los Angeles held all sorts of gems including this local flycatcher hawking the lower scrub along a dry creek bottom. Ash-throated flycatchers are part of a complex of that are hard to identify in some areas as the differences are very small and where habitats and/or ranges are overlapping. Luckily for me, this is a very common flycatcher for this area. This is a bird of the dry southwest and can survive on little water as long as the insect supply is readily available. Michael W Klotz - www.TheBirdBlogger.com
Ash-throated Flycatcher - Palos Verdes, CA
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Say's Phoebe - Richmond, BC
Say's Phoebe - Vernon, BC This attentive bird was watching for the next good thing to come along very near Goose Lake in Vernon. It just so happened that he had found a perch near a fruiting wild rose with the cherry red rose hips making a great addition to the picture. Say's phoebe are a mostly western bird breeding in relatively dry climates with a preference to grasslands with a lower perch. They breed from California all the way to the northern limits of western North America, including Alaska, Yukon and NWT. Michael Klotz - www.TheBirdBlogger.com Picture
Say's Phoebe - Vernon, BC
Western Woodpewee - Pritchard, BC Hunting around a Saskatoon Berry bush was where I found this vocal flycatcher. The
Western Woodpewee - Pritchard, BC
Ash-throated Flycatcher - Delta Heritage Airpark, BC A rare flycatcher in these parts, but we get on ever three or four years or so. Their range typically comes to its northern boundary around Oregon with some bird working their way up into southern central Washington. This bird was hanging around at Thanksgiving and I had been down to find him several times. I finally had some time on Thanksgiving day, but to no avail. I called home and said I might make it for dinner but put a plate aside. The old timers that were in earshot all gasped at once! I found the bird finally and made it home for dinner. Michael W Klotz 2021 - www.TheBirdBlogger.com
Ash-throated Flycatcher - Delta Heritage Airpark, BC
Great Kiskadee - Bermuda Landing, Belize Flycatching off the bridge, there was little concern about my presence. This was on the road west of Burrell Boom, Belize. It looks like it might be a first year bird given the yellow gape. These birds were also common no matter where in the country I went. Michael W Klotz - www.TheBirdBlogger.com
Great Kiskadee - Bermuda Landing, Belize
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