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Thursday, November 1, 2018

Pacific-slope Flycatchers at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

Pacific-slope Flycatchers are the most abundant migrant flycatchers detected in San Diego County. They are a member of the look-a-like Empidonax group: small, generally greenish, with an eye ring and two white wing bars. In the case of this species, medium-long primary extension past the secondary stack, all-orange under mandible, teardrop shaped eye ring, and yellow throat and under parts make identification straight-forward, but not necessarily easy. [We won't discuss Cordilleran Flycatcher of the Rocky Mountain region, differentiated in the field only by the male's position note. Bring back Western Flycatcher!]

These photos represent at least 4 different individuals of at least 8 detected this day.

Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher. San Diego, California. September 30, 2018.
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher

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