STUDAR Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Hello all. I believe this is an Acadian Flycatcher. Is that so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 I personally can't say, but date and location might be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDAR Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 My apologies. I’ll be more specific the next time I post. This was taken in the third week of July. In northern Illinois. It was taken in a mixed deciduous forest. Lots of maples, Walnut, and Aspen. Along with a lot of low-lying bushes and brush scattered in the area as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDAR Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 Here is another pic that might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDAR Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 Oh, and one more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 1-2 are Eastern Wood-Pewees. I'm not sure if the last bird is the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: 1-2 are Eastern Wood-Pewees. I'm not sure if the last bird is the same. Agreed. I'm thinking maybe Least Flycatcher for the last one with the small/compact look overall, greenish coloring, and clear eyering. Edit: Also the all dark bill makes me think that it's a definitely different bird. Edited August 9, 2018 by akiley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 I agree. 1-2 and 3 are certainly different birds. Pewee and then probable Least Fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psweet Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 The all-dark bill on that third bird isn't much use -- you're looking at the top of the bill, and Pewees and Empids all show all-dark upper mandibles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDAR Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 Thank you all, for your input. I was certain I had an Acadian. If I get more, clear pics, I'll update this post. - One last thing. When I watch what we now think are the Pewees, I often hear a "click". They also seem to like to hunt flying insects from the same perch. They return to the perch multiple times, sometimes as much as twenty times, before they leave. Does that sound like the behavior of a pewee? Perhaps I am mistaking the sound as just ambient noise, and not coming from the bird itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 13 minutes ago, STUDAR said: They also seem to like to hunt flying insects from the same perch. They return to the perch multiple times, sometimes as much as twenty times, before they leave. Does that sound like the behavior of a pewee? Yes, that is typical pewee behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDAR Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 Perfect, thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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