kfhgw Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 I took this picture yesterday in northern Illinois, in a woody area by water, in the morning. Is it a Least Flycatcher? Thanks in Advance Karen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 You've got a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. That's a great picture of a species that's notoriously difficult to photograph! https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-crowned_Kinglet 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Behavior is all you need to differ from a flycatcher! Flycatchers stay somewhat still on a perch, fly off to catch a fly, and return. Kinglets flit around in trees or bushes constantly. Also, the structure of the bird differs fro, flycatchers, but that’s harder to learn. Kinglets tend to be rounder, and chunkier, while flycatchers are much slimmer in appearance. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 That is a really nice Ruby-crowned Kinglet photograph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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