According to Pyle and Sibley and the Bird Banding Lab, one can not
safely call a Western on visual. At least two measurements are required.
Plumage and bill characteristics can provide some additional help but
feather wear, age and known geographic variations make such a call iffy
at best without
Ken certainly found an interesting bird. I assume he heard no
vocalizations or he would have mentioned it. Any pictures from the side
showing wing bars? When I've seen likely easterns and westerns in close
proximity in Central American, it seems that easterns have two fairly
equally weighted
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Heard a Pewee up on West Hill in the city.
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Birded Upper Buttermilk and heard my first of year WOOD PEWEE. I've
been looking forward to again hearing its wonderful peew song.
Seems like this bird arrives later than others, and from my experience
also seems to be one of the later ones to depart in the fall. Also,
should mention
Our Wood-Pewee came back this morning. Also in the yard: many Baltimore
Orioles, Scarlet Tanagers and our resident red fox.
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