No sightings that I have heard about since before 9 a.m. Sightings from early this morning: --On the fence on the NE side of the road just past the farm buildings at 3425 Sandy Beach Road, Johnson County. This is where I saw it between 6:30 and 7 a.m. It sat on the fence by the road for 20-30 seconds then flew across the road to the west and out of sight. --Between approx. 7:30 and 8:30 a.m., it was seen for a while to the SW of this address, just south of the house. On the west side of the road there is a grassy field down in a ravine. A few birders saw the Flycatcher on the fence around this field, and also flying. We were able to get decent scope looks at the Flycatcher on the fence for a while. But it eventually moved and we never refound it. There is part of that field and fenceline that is not visible from the road because of the ravine, so a couple of birders who arrived later received permission from the farm owner to walk out to the field and look but they couldn't find the Flycatcher. --One of the birders called me around 1:00 to say that those who had stayed throughout the morning had not seen the bird again since the last sighting in that grassy field. Diana Pesek Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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