I'm still leaning Gray Flycatcher, given the consistency of the downward, flicking tail and the apparent hook on the bill. Checklist, with so-so photographs, is here: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55606416. I'd welcome confirmations. Second opinions, too.
Thanks, - Jared Del Rosso Centennial, CO On Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 3:09:16 PM UTC-6, Jared Del Rosso wrote: > > This morning, an empid called me out into my yard. I'm leaning Gray > Flycatcher, as the bird has been twitching its tail, downward it seems to > me, all day. I've been fooled by twitchy Duskies before, so I need to > inspect my photos and videos before I call it. > > Glad that bird got me outside, too. As I watched it, a Cassin's Vireo > passed through the yard. It foraged, for a time, before flying into my west > Centennial (Arapahoe County) neighborhood. It's amazing how different > Cassin's can look depending on the lighting. In the open, on my > honeylocust, the bird was warbler yellow. In the shade of my shrubs, I had > to convince myself it wasn't a Plumbeous with a bit of yellow wash. > > An Orange-crowned Warbler was also a new arrival. A Hermit Thrush, first > seen a day or two ago, provided uncommonly close views. At one point, it > landed on a branch just feet from my shoulder. I tried to turn and get a > photo, but of course it flew off. > > - Jared Del Rosso > 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/69eb8464-afbe-4953-8259-b9b2f160afd3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
