[NatureNS] Olive-sided Flycatchers?

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Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2017 07:18:52 -0300
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Yes I think you may be right. They were too far away for a good 10xbino look=
 but I thought the underside may have had a brown-yellow type hue although i=
t could have been the lighting. Didn't know waxwings did "flycatching" so I h=
ad ruled them out. Thanks for your input.=20

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> On Sep 23, 2017, at 5:38 AM, Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.co=
m> wrote:
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> Hi Nancy,
> I will say they were Cedar Waxwings, but the photo is no help on that.
> Rick Whitman
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>> 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 cut=
over. They were flycatching and returning to their perch frequently so it wa=
s 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 slo=
ped 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/
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>> I have a friend keeping track of these birds as a species at risk so woul=
d like to report them if others feel I have the right ID.
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>> Nancy
>> E Dalhousie, Kings Co.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Yes I think you may be right. They wer=
e too far away for a good 10xbino look but I thought the underside may have h=
ad a brown-yellow type hue although it could have been the lighting. Didn't k=
now waxwings did "flycatching" so I had ruled them out. Thanks for your inpu=
t.&nbsp;<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Sep 23, 2017, at 5:38 AM,=
 Rick Whitman &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com">dendro=
ica.caerulescens@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"c=
ite"><div><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 c=
lass=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 23 September 2017 at 0=
4:38, NancyDowd <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com=
" target=3D"_blank">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc soli=
d;padding-left:1ex">Yesterday I saw 3-6 birds in a large dead tree in a part=
ially regrown cutover. They were flycatching and returning to their perch fr=
equently 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 flycatch=
er stance and sloped head profile suggested Olive Sided Flycatchers to me, p=
ossible immature. I did notice a white patch flash on one plus a relatively s=
hort squared off tail. Here is a hazy photo if it is any help:<a href=3D"htt=
ps://www.flickr.com/photos/150605880@N07/36588939043/in/dateposted-public/" r=
el=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.flickr.com/<wbr>photos/15060=
5880@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 l=
ike to report them if others feel I have the right ID.<br>
<br>
Nancy<br>
E Dalhousie, Kings Co.<br>
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