John, One of photos in the links I sent to my Picasa shows an insect in its mouth, I have not really looked very closely at the insect. I personally did not see any S. vicinum being fed but who knows flycatcher could have been as it seem to catch variety of insects.
Meena At 10:07 AM 10/28/2009, you wrote: >Thanks to George for pointing out that "spoor" is Dutch for "spur". If you >look at >that road it is an extension of one of the two old RR beds. > >Meena, et al who were fortunate to see this birds. Did any of you note >what it was >feeding on? We assume it tanked-up on Monday before departing. If Sunday was >anything like Monday the area was replete with Sympetrum vicinum (Autumn >Meadowhawk) >dragonflys, many of them in tandem (mating)posture and easy targets. Was the >flycatcher feeding on these? Thanks. >J&S >-- >John and Sue Gregoire >Field Ornithologists >Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory >5373 Fitzgerald Road >Burdett,NY 14818-9626 > Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ >"Conserve and Create Habitat" > > > > >-- > >Cayugabirds-L List Info: >http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME >http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > >Archives: >1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html >2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > >Please submit your observations to eBird: >http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > >-- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
