Subject: Flycatcher with yellow outside tail feathers?
Date: May 24 01:21:46 1999
From: mike patterson - mpatters at OregonVOS.net
Many species other than flycatchers flycatcher (the act of flying
from a perch to grab insects.) I suspect that you saw a YELLOW
WARBLER flycatching. They have bright yellow margins on the tail.
The females are greenish with yellow eyerings and can look very
flycatcher-esque.
Bill Rietveld wrote:
>
> Tweets -
>
> We were going south on state route 97 between Tonasket and Omak, when I
> noticed what I thought was a flycatcher leaving its perch. We were
> traveling at 60mph, but I noticed the outside tail feathers were yellow.
> The bird was about the size and color of a Western Flycatcher, which has
> white edges on its outer tail feathers. Does anyone have any idea what
> this bird could be?
>
> Thanks
> Bill Rietveld
> Lake Sammamish
> Rietveld at televar.com
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Mike Patterson
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Astoria High School
He that troubleth his own house
Shall inherit the wind."
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