SeEtta, the photos in your blog document (in my mind) very nicely an Eastern
Wood-Pewee. Very long wings, dull wing-bars, all yellow mandible, and uniform
pale underparts. The bill is a pewee bill, too large for any empid, I believe.
I have a photo of one from Missouri on-line here:
http://www.pbase.com/quetzal/image/145449093. Shortly, I will upload another
photo showing the shape of the bill from below, much like your bird. Does
anybody in this forum think a Western Wood-Pewee can look like the bird in
SeEtta’s photographs? Western would be the more expected Wood-Pewee in Colorado
(by 1000-to-1), so it would be good to absolutely rule it out. Vocalizations
would help, as well as a better view of the relative width of the upper and
lower wingbars, and the length of the primaries relative to the undertail
coverts.
Nick Komar
Fort Collins
From: SeEtta Moss
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 8:15 PM
To: cobirds@googlegroups.com
Subject: [cobirds] Flycatcher in Canon City with very long and wide bill, a
Traill's??
When I saw the very long and wide bill with orangish lower mandible on a
empidonax flycatcher yesterday morning I thought it might be an Acadian
Flycatcher. I shot a number of photos quickly before it flew off into an
off-limits and fenced area by the Canon City Riverwalk. I went back down this
morning in case it was still around so I might get photos from a different
angle to help with id but did not see it.
It has long wings, primary projection looks long, whitish throat and
underparts, the hint of wing bars not visible clearly in my photos. I have
read that Willow Flycatchers have bills that are almost as long and wide as
Acadian's do but Sibley's Field Guide to Birds says Western Willows have
moderate primary projections. I have uploaded photos onto my Birds and Nature
blog and would appreciate some assistance with id.
SeEtta Moss
Canon City
Blogging for Birds and Blooms magazine @
http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/author/seetta-moss/
Personal blog @ http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com
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