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Posted by Brian Rapoza on 14:02:38 08/19/06
During a walk through Kendall Indian Hammock Park this morning, I found an Empidonax flycatcher, most likely of the Traill's complex. The bird was found in the hammock, perched on a branch about 10 feet off the ground and viewed (for about 10-15 minutes)from a distance of 20-25 feet.
The bird was brownish above and grayish-white below, had a medium-sized bill (with some yellow on the lower mandible), no noticable eye ring, a slight crest, short primary projection (not extending much beyond the base of the tail) and very indistinct wing bars (some white could be seen only when it extended its wings). The bird did not vocalize, nor did it ever pump its tail. What struck me most about this bird was how brown the back and tail was, unlike the olive color typical of eastern empids. It seems to most closely match the western form of Willow Flycatcher, but as usual with this group, who knows.
Also seen in the hammock were two Great Crested Flycathers, several small flocks of Red-eyed Vireos, lots of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, my first-for fall Worm-eating Warbler, plus Northern Parula, American Redstart and Prairie, Yellow-throated and Black-and-white Warblers.
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