Hi Tweets,

Just a quick note from home as Marissa Benavente, Penny Rose and I are doing
our Birdathon today. Around 9 AM we found a probable Gray Flycatcher in Lincoln
Park, just north of the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal.

The bird is near a baseball field just about 100 yards north (uphill) from the
south parking lot. There are ballfields in the north part of the park also, so be
sure to go to the south lot, closest to the ferry.

The bird was foraging from ground level up to about 20' up in the plane tree
(sycamore) and cedar on the west and north edge of the ball field.

What we observed was a very drab, grayish empid with low contrast on the face
- the eyering being quite narrow and while distinct, not really strong in contrast to the
rest of the face. The bill was long and narrow and was mostly orange underneath,
with a small dark tip. The wings were short and the tail rather long, which it
wagged downwards in that fluid, phoebe-like motion.

Good luck if you go to look for it!

--
Jim Flynn
merlinmania at comcast.net
Seattle, WA