Least Flycatcher - Moucherolle tchébec
If I recall, these were the first birds vocalizing as the fallout became evident: small pockets of ‘chebec’ (or tchébec as in the French name) emerging from low branches scattered through the woods. That sound is one of the sweetest early morning sounds, in part because it means one doesn’t have to get into the weeds later with Empidonax identification. That distinctive call saves a lot of pondering.
I like this image in part because the bird was very low - I was kneeling to meet the bird’s eyes - and it shows the accidental beauty of the low and open woods at Point Traverse, at least in the early light. It is a great place to see an event like this, especially with early sun. The succession of the trees in the woodland means that there are young trees, dead trees, and spaces between all of them. And many of the spaces show the birds off very well.
Least Flycatcher - Moucherolle tchébec
If I recall, these were the first birds vocalizing as the fallout became evident: small pockets of ‘chebec’ (or tchébec as in the French name) emerging from low branches scattered through the woods. That sound is one of the sweetest early morning sounds, in part because it means one doesn’t have to get into the weeds later with Empidonax identification. That distinctive call saves a lot of pondering.
I like this image in part because the bird was very low - I was kneeling to meet the bird’s eyes - and it shows the accidental beauty of the low and open woods at Point Traverse, at least in the early light. It is a great place to see an event like this, especially with early sun. The succession of the trees in the woodland means that there are young trees, dead trees, and spaces between all of them. And many of the spaces show the birds off very well.