Short bill, large head, long primary projection, almond or tear drop eye ring, gray throat do suggest Hammond’s.
Chuck Hundertmark Lafayette, CO > On May 7, 2020, at 9:09 AM, Jared Del Rosso <[email protected]> wrote: > > That time of year. > > Because Hammond's Flycatcher remains my nemesis bird, I spend far too much > time looking at photos of empids. The color (judged by empid standards) on > this bird (Centennial area, today) is what has me stuck. > <DSC_0074 Empid.jpg> > > > > <DSC_0077 Empid.jpg> > > > > <DSC_0081 Empid.jpg> > > > > While watching a different empid in my yard today -- who knows on that one, I > thought it was doing the Gray Flycatcher wagging but the bill doesn't look > right (though it was badly seen) -- a Swainson's Hawk came loudly into my > neighbor's yard with a rabbit. It stayed, perched high and with its prey for > some time, before heading out. > > > > -- > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/a99cb88b-8a56-442f-b8c5-0489caca03f5%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/a99cb88b-8a56-442f-b8c5-0489caca03f5%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > <DSC_0074 Empid.jpg><DSC_0077 Empid.jpg><DSC_0081 Empid.jpg> -- 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/47925FAC-9A28-4F61-9B61-6894415C261D%40gmail.com.
