Subject: [Tweeters] Gray Flycatcher?
Date: Aug 22 20:57:40 2009
From: Chad Merkley - chad_merkley at yahoo.com


I had an odd empid at the Montlake Fill early this afternoon.? I noticed the long tail with short-looking wings and moderate primary projection.? But when it perched, I noticed the tail pumping--pushing down slowly and then rising again.? It didn't look "right" for a Willow, Dusky, or Hammond's.? So when I got home and started looking at books, Gray Flycatcher seemed the best match, but I'm not positive.

The bird was in the willows on the south side of the main pond.

Other highlights today were the Red-necked Phalaropes on the pond and then three Red-necked Grebes in the lake just off the point.?

Chad Merkley
Seattle, WA



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