Ben S, I find myself wanting to call the first bird a Dusky due to the long tail and not so very stunningly long primary projection. Head shape, bill color, eye-ring, etc are often similar in Dusky and Hammond's. For your second bird I am agreeing with Gray Flycatcher.
On Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 5:36:52 PM UTC-6, Ben S wrote: > > Went to Ketring Park this afternoon. Noteworthy species included a male > Ring-necked Duck, Swainson's Hawk, possible Broad-winged Hawk (only seen > briefly from a distance), likely nesting pair of House Wrens, and two > Myrtle's Yellow-rumped Warblers, and two empidonax flycatchers. I would > greatly appreciate help on the ID soon, thanks to all commentors in advance. > > > One (pictured below) individual I think I have identified as a Hammond's > Flycatcher. The grayish-green tinge on the back, squarish head shape, long > primary projection, almost all dark bill. > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-coe8fA5a3gI/WQZzoXJfP6I/AAAAAAAAF3Q/0Y-V1KJtltM2kYD1WsgSsGVazPlqJvFNQCLcB/s1600/DSCF5476.JPG> > > > The other individual (pictured below) I am leaning towards Gray > Flycatcher. I say this because of the gray back with only a slight brownish > tinge, definite rounded head, not especially long primary projection, > obvious round light eye ring, and relativly long bill with almost the > bottom half orange and top blackish. I did NOT see it do the commonly cited > phoebe-like tail wagging, but I didn't observe it for too long. Thoughts? > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iQY6VDSFRjs/WQZ0tPEWKaI/AAAAAAAAF3c/1yg_qljryxIArBkNnxyz84gRS9Eltt01QCLcB/s1600/DSCF5497.JPG> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eqj2f0WJIOs/WQZ03gj1qII/AAAAAAAAF3g/gx4KtLPmPwUMKDww_MsYaZRKVgulpeiswCLcB/s1600/DSCF5495.JPG> > > Ben Sampson > Centennial, Co > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/c9378048-23c0-4166-b8b9-281e18781f1d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
