Bird-Boys Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Could this be a GREATER PEWEE???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Maybe, but then again the wingbars look too distinct for Greater. But that crest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Looks more like a Myiarchus flycatcher Imo 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: Looks more like a Myiarchus flycatcher Imo Yeah, forgot about that. Looks like Ash-throated with a funny crest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird-Boys Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 (edited) It was definitely not a myarchius Flycatcher. It was a pewee. Edited August 12, 2021 by Bird-Boys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Bird-Boys said: It was definitely not a myarchius Flycatcher. It was a pewee. I'll believe you if you explain why. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 (edited) I agree with @Bird-Boys in that I don't think this is a myarchius flycatcher, I think I'm seeing a long primary projection in the second photo. Also, I see Ash-throated Flycatchers on a daily basis and this just does not feel like one to me. Edited August 12, 2021 by Aidan B 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Aidan B said: I agree with @Bird-Boys in that I don't think this is a myarchius flycatcher, I think I'm seeing a long primary projection in the second photo. Also, I see Ash-throated Flycatchers on a daily basis and this just does not feel like one to me. Hmm, yeah, I can definitely see Greater Pewee, but I'm just being cautious, it being a rarity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird-Boys Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: I'll believe you if you explain why. For starters, it wasn't large enough. It also has long primary projection and a rather short tail. It also looks structurally better for a Contopus flycatcher. I do know the difference between a Myarchius flycatcher and a pewee. 😉 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Bird-Boys said: For starters, it wasn't large enough. It also has long primary projection and a rather short tail. It also looks structurally better for a Contopus flycatcher. I do know the difference between a Myarchius flycatcher and a pewee. 😉 Yeah, okay, I believe you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Definitely get more opinions on this bird, Greater Pewee is such a rare bird in California and it's the wrong time of year for one to show up as well (ebird shows zero records for Greater Pewee in August in Cali). I'd be shocked if it actually is one. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird-Boys Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Aidan B said: it's the wrong time of year for one to show up There are a few summer records for mountains of southern Cali (Not on eBird). Edited August 12, 2021 by Bird-Boys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 18 minutes ago, Aidan B said: (ebird shows zero records for Greater Pewee in August It was July 27-30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 I don’t see why this isn’t a Western. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansabirdguy Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 20 minutes ago, blackburnian said: I don’t see why this isn’t a Western. that bill looks like a Greater to me for all that's worth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 4 hours ago, blackburnian said: I don’t see why this isn’t a Western. 3 hours ago, kansabirdguy said: that bill looks like a Greater to me for all that's worth. Also that crest is really typical Greater, I don't think Western would show that except rarely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 It has significant wing bars and a mostly dark lower mandible. It’s a Western. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird-Boys Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 Alright, Western it is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansabirdguy Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 20 minutes ago, DLecy said: It has significant wing bars and a mostly dark lower mandible. It’s a Western. ok. agreed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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