> Can anyone help me with this identification? We have a cabin in the
>mountains of S. Cle Elum (elevation at over 3100') just east of Peoh Point.
>For the last two weekends there has been a flycatcher near our cabin.
>Hanging around and singing in the same spot. The call sounds the closest to
>gray flycatcher on the Thayer Birds of N. American disc. The tail appears
>to move downward (sometimes difficult to tell because of the winds) but
>other things don't seem to fit. The bird is not as gray as shown in
>Sibley's illustration. The tail DOES seem long and thin but it is a little
>brown compared to the rest of the bird. Could this bird appear in this
>area? This is first year we've had it. Penny Mulligan
>

Although Gray Flycatchers are not uncommon in Kittitas Co., 3100' is
a little high. What is the habitat around your cabin? Have you
considered Western Wood Pewee which would also show the downward tail
flip?

--Jerry <tangren.family at verizon.net>