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 <jared.delro...@gmail.com> 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/47925FAC-9A28-4F61-9B61-6894415C261D%40gmail.com.
