Gray Flycatcher also has light outer tail feathers.
Chuck Hundertmark Lafayette, CO > On Apr 27, 2020, at 2:56 PM, David Tønnessen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I agree with most everything Christian said. I have also witnessed birders > call empids Gray Flycatchers based on a downward tail flicking, but I think > the confusion is inexperience with empids and the lack of clarification when > this field mark is being taught. All empids flick their tails downward, only > Gray is special for dipping its tail BEFORE flicking it upwards. It can be a > hard judgement call since this is a fast movement and other species like > Dusky will flick upwards only slightly before a more significant and > noticeable downward movement. In further agreement, there are other marks > that should used to distinguish Gray as well; pale gray appearance, smooth > round/flat head shape, long thin bill with bright lower mandible, very faint > eye-ring. If you're not confident using a combination of these marks, leave > the flycatcher at empid sp. > > > > David Tonnessen > Colorado Springs > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/705364d1-33ef-43bd-a2e6-15b079a87af5%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5C70B05F-0CB6-42F8-8978-90B81FCA07D5%40gmail.com.
