Hi all -
Just an update to confirm the Alder Flycatcher was still present where Matthew Moskwik reported it, along Scotia Road in south Pend Oreille County.
I arrived at about 7:45 and the 're-BEER' of the Alder Flycatcher was going strong. It took a while to get brief looks, but the flycatcher sang the entire time --

Thanks Matthew for finding and re-finding the bird!

Matt Bartels
Seattle, WA

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Matthew Moskwik <mpmoskwik at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [inland-NW-birders] Pend Oreille County Alder Flycatcher Update
> Date: June 11, 2014 10:37:28 PM PDT
> To: <inland-nw-birders at uidaho.edu>
>
> Hi all,
>
> This morning I returned to the site where I had the ?possible? Alder Flycatcher on Saturday. The bird was still present. After listening to it for 30 minutes this morning, I?m very confident that it?s an Alder Flycatcher, not a Willow singing an aberrant song. Since Saturday, I?ve listened to several atypical Willow songs online, as well as brought them into the field with me for comparison with the bird. The only song that matched was a typical Alder song. Also - when I played the Alder song, the bird flew closer and began vocalizing more frequently.
>
> Remember, the bird is on private land and not observable from the road (pines are blocking the view), but it?s easily heard in the morning. Sorry for the earlier confusion about the directions. The bird is approximately 100 yards east of Little Spokane River Drive (the map lists this road as Graham Spur, but the sign says Little Spokane River Drive) on Scotia Road. There will be a pullout on the right side of the road. The bird is below in some alders on the Little Spokane River.
>
> Additional highlights:
>
> Bonaparte?s Gull ? 2 on Calispell Lake. I think it?s getting a bit late for this species.
> Least Flycatcher ? Kalispel Indian Reservation Dike road. This is the 4th location where the species has been seen in the county this year.
> Veery ? 2 birds calling from a creek that empties into the northwest side of Horseshoe Lake. The birds were calling approximately 50 yards south of the end of Horseshoe Lake Road.
>
> Also, I had my first Olive-sided Flycatcher of the season.
>
> Matthew Moskwik
> Spokane, WA
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