Ash-throated or Brown-crested...?

Gene Hunn.

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Date: Sun, 30 Oct 1994 11:05:41 -0800 (PST)
From: Jane Allison Hadley <jhadle at halcyon.com>
To: hunn at u.washington.edu
Cc: alanr at ednet1.osl.or.gov
Subject: Ash-throated Flycatcher

Gene,

This morning, Oct. 30, from 10:10 am to 10:30 am, we had an
Ash-throated Flycatcher in our yard. The bird was flycatching in an area
very near the house, so we had some excellent views of the bird.

The bird was a flycatcher that was larger than an Empidonax, closer to a
Kingbird in size. The upperparts, including the head, were gray brown. The
throat and breast were light gray, almost white. The lower belly and
undertail coverts were pale yellow. A cinnamon patch in the wing primaries
was clearly visible while the bird was perched. The tail was suffused with
the same cinnamon color and was clearly seen when the bird flew. There was
some white showing in the wing feather edges. The bill was stout and both
mandibles were uniformly dark. The head and face were unmarked; there was
no eye ring. The head feathers were often raised in a crest.

Both my wife, Jane Hadley, and I saw the bird.

I will let you know if we see it again.

Randy Robinson
1725 30th Ave.
Seattle, Wa. 98122
328-7605

P.S. - Alan Richards and I saw a White-throated Sparrow last Sunday,
Oct. 23, at Bay Center, Pacific County. It was a tan phase individual:
tan and black stiped head, yellow lores and distinct white throat patch.