Hello Craig and tweeters,
You had a verry good point mention the behavier that the Willow Flycatcher
attacking the other bird you had.Patrick and the group from over here went
yesterday.There saw two differnt birds one bird was much lighter,but both
birds was sitting close by,not side by side.Either bird would not take any
action chasing each other.On this Alder Flycatcher you need a good photo and
a recording.
Some one should try to get a recording of this bird.


Ruth Sullivan
godwit at worldnet.att.net
Tacoma
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Corder" <ccorder at eoni.com>
To: "Inland Birders" <inland-nw-birders at uidaho.edu>;
<tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 9:56 PM
Subject: [inland-NW-birders] Re: Alder Flycatcher at Crab Creek, Lincoln
Co., WA


> First Congrats to Bob Flores for this find.
> For what its worth, I thought I saw an Alder Flycatcher June 16, 1995 near
> LaGrande in NE Oregon (Bird Track Springs). The 2 note "fee brr" sounds
> like what it was doing. What really got my attention was that the Willow
> Flycatchers were attaching this poor bird. It was sitting less than 2
feet
> off the ground (almost hiding). Once in a while a "fee brr" would slip
out
> & one of at least 2 Willow's would fly in & peck it. I was less than 15
> feet away for 30 minutes. My darn tape recorder wouldn't work. It was
gone
> when I returned.
> Has anyone else (Jack?) noted such conflicts in areas where both species
> exist? (central BC).
>
> Good discussion.
> Craig Corder
> Hermiston, OR & Cheney, WA
> ccorder at eoni.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott G. Downes" <Downess at cwu.EDU>
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 11:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Alder Flycatcher still at Crab Creek, Lincoln Co., WA
>
>
> > Tweets,
> > While the bird was giving the two noted call note, similar to hammonds,
> but sharper, it was also giving the classic song. I guess everyone hears
> songs differently. I hear Alders as a two noted fee-brr, although some
> people call it free-beer. All of the alders that I encountered around
> fairbanks,AK while working there demonstrated this song.
> > I'm not familiar with other areas of alders range and there could well
be
> differences in songs. However, the bird we had this morning demonstrated
> both call note and song that I'm familar with in association to alder. As
> the arrival date in central Alaska is first week of June, rather late for
a
> songbird, in fact one of the latest arrivals up there. The timing of this
> bird also seems to fit close to that time period.
> > I think caution is good, all I'm expressing is that to me it
demonstrated
> the characteristics in song that I'm familar with in alder. Hopefully the
> recording turned out ok, the bird was quite soft in its calls. Hopefully
> others can see the bird and we can let the committee decide on its
> acceptance.
> >
> > Good Birding.
> >
> > Scott Downes
> > downess at cwu.edu
> > Ellensburg WA
> >
> >
> > >>> Eugene Hunn <enhunn at attbi.com> 06/09/02 22:41 PM >>>
> > It is my understanding that Alder's most distinctive vocalization is
> distinctly three parted, fee-bay-o, accented on the second. It's been a
> while since I've heard one, but I've heard some quite atypical Willows
> locally.
> >
> > Gene Hunn.
> >
>
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