[NatureNS] Olive-sided Flycatchers?

DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
References: <22431CFC-6749-4949-9527-7FD8973698F8@gmail.com>
From: Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2017 05:38:45 -0300
To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Precedence: bulk
Return-Path: <naturens-mml-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
Original-Recipient: rfc822;"| (cd /csuite/info/Environment/FNSN/MList; /csuite/lib/arch2html)"

next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects

Index of Subjects
--089e0824b8b8548d9b0559d743d4
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Hi Nancy,
I will say they were Cedar Waxwings, but the photo is no help on that.
Rick Whitman

On 23 September 2017 at 04:38, NancyDowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yesterday I saw 3-6 birds in a large dead tree in a partially regrown
> cutover. They were flycatching and returning to their perch frequently so
> it was hard to tell exactly how many there were. Size and behaviour
> (hunting from a prominent perch in a clearing) plus the upright flycatcher
> stance and sloped head profile suggested Olive Sided Flycatchers to me,
> possible immature. I did notice a white patch flash on one plus a
> relatively short squared off tail. Here is a hazy photo if it is any help:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/150605880@N07/36588939043/in/dateposted-
> public/
>
> I have a friend keeping track of these birds as a species at risk so would
> like to report them if others feel I have the right ID.
>
> Nancy
> E Dalhousie, Kings Co.
>

--089e0824b8b8548d9b0559d743d4
Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Nancy,<div>I will say they were Cedar Waxwings, but the=
 photo is no help on that.</div><div>Rick Whitman</div></div><div class=3D"=
gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 23 September 2017 at 04:38, =
NancyDowd <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com" tar=
get=3D"_blank">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;p=
adding-left:1ex">Yesterday I saw 3-6 birds in a large dead tree in a partia=
lly regrown cutover. They were flycatching and returning to their perch fre=
quently so it was hard to tell exactly how many there were. Size and behavi=
our (hunting from a prominent perch in a clearing) plus the upright flycatc=
her stance and sloped head profile suggested Olive Sided Flycatchers to me,=
 possible immature. I did notice a white patch flash on one plus a relative=
ly short squared off tail. Here is a hazy photo if it is any help:<a href=
=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/150605880@N07/36588939043/in/dateposted-p=
ublic/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.flickr.com/<wbr>ph=
otos/150605880@N07/<wbr>36588939043/in/dateposted-<wbr>public/</a><br>
<br>
I have a friend keeping track of these birds as a species at risk so would =
like to report them if others feel I have the right ID.<br>
<br>
Nancy<br>
E Dalhousie, Kings Co.<br>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

--089e0824b8b8548d9b0559d743d4--

next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects