When trying to identify a small flycatcher, it's easy to get distracted by the difficulty of identifying Empidonax to the point of forgetting one other option. It's happened to me. What's the other option? Wood-Pewees. I believe the bird in the photos is a Western Wood-Pewee based on coloration (no yellow or green, just gray), no discernible eyering, and to a lesser extent, body shape and it's choice of a perch.

John Puschock
Wedgwood, Seattle
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> Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:45:20 -0700
> From: aareding at gmail.com
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: [Tweeters] can you identify this flycatcher?
>
> As you know, Empidonax flycatchers are awfully difficult to identify
> correctly without voice.
>
> Can you identify the flycatcher in the six photos at
> http://picasaweb.google.com/aareding/Flycatcher
> ?
>
> After you click on each individual photo, you can click on "view largest
> photo" on the right hand side in order to see it full size.
>
> Be sure to give your reasons for your selection.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrew Reding
> Port Townsend
> aareding at gmail.com
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