I know it's extralimital, but today while at Bartholomew's Cobble in Ashley Falls, MA, I had a Myiarchus flycatcher across from the parking lot along the trail just past the big elm before the trail goes up hill into the woods. It seemed to be a little smaller than a Great Crested Flycatcher and had a lighter gray breast and throat. The belly was a very pale, almost gray-yellowish, but more on the gray side not nearly as yellow as Great Crested or Brown-crested. It was more like Ash-throated's color but even less yellow and the bird seemed larger than a Ash-throated too. Has anyone ever seen a Great Crested like this? I suppose it could be just molting or something but don't know. Unfortunately some people came by and flushed it so couldn't get a photo. My two buddies were with me and agreed it looked weird for a Great Crested. Any help would be appreciated:-)
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